{"product_id":"the-poetic-edda-henry-adams-bellows","title":"The Poetic Edda — Henry Adams Bellows (Free Digital Download)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated in 1923 — Public Domain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Poetic Edda is the core collection of Old Norse mythological and heroic poems — the primary source for the gods, cosmology, and legendary heroes of the Viking Age. These poems were preserved in the medieval Codex Regius and represent the oldest surviving layer of Norse myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Adams Bellows’\u003c\/strong\u003e 1923 translation is clear, direct, and faithful to the original alliterative verse. It includes both mythic lays and heroic lays, covering:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe creation of the world and the fate of the gods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdin, Thor, Loki, Freyja, and the giants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe prophecy of Ragnarök\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Helgi poems and the Sigurd cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fall of the Volsungs and the Nibelungs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBellows also provides helpful introductions and notes that give context without getting in the way of the poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is ideal for anyone interested in Norse mythology, Viking‑Age belief, Germanic poetry, or the mythic foundations behind modern pagan and heathen traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paganheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59481518276894,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/2432\/2846\/files\/Poetic-Edda-Bellows.png?v=1781781138","url":"https:\/\/paganheim.com\/products\/the-poetic-edda-henry-adams-bellows","provider":"Paganheim","version":"1.0","type":"link"}