The Home of the Eddic Poems (Classic Reprint): With Especial Reference to the Helgi-Lays: With Especial Reference to the Helgi-Lays (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Sophus Bugge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331536766 ISBN 13: 9781331536765

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover the roots of Old Norse myth through the Helgi lays and their kin.

This scholarly edition compiles Sophus Bugge’s work with a new introduction on Norwegian-Icelandic myth and its connections to broader legendary material. It offers a careful translation and detailed notes that illuminate how early stories shaped later Old Norse poetry and related traditions. This volume surveys the Helgi-Lays in the context of other mythic and heroic traditions, traces their influence across medieval sources, and discusses how names, places, and episodes cross cultural boundaries. The result is a clarified view of how these poems fit within a wider web of Norse, British, Irish, and Saxon storytelling.

• Focus on the Helgi poems and their relation to earlier and later Old Norse works
• New introduction outlining Old Norse mythology and comparative influences
• Editorial notes on names, forms, and manuscript history for clearer reading
• Discussion of parallels with other epic traditions and mythic motifs

Ideal for readers of medieval myth, Norse literature, and literary history who want a rigorous, accessible introduction to these foundational poems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331536766
• ISBN 13: 9781331536765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490