Home·Library·The Poetic EddaNorse · Primary Source · Public DomainThe Poetic Edda36 chapters · complete textContentsGeneral IntroductionVöluspá — The Wise-Woman's ProphecyHávamál — The Ballad of the High OneVafþrúðnismál — The Ballad of VafthruthnirGrímnismál — The Ballad of GrimnirSkírnismál — The Ballad of SkirnirHárbarðsljóð — The Poem of HarbarthHymiskviða — The Lay of HymirLokasenna — Loki's WranglingÞrymskviða — The Lay of ThrymAlvíssmál — The Ballad of AlvisBaldrs Draumar — Baldr's DreamsRígsþula — The Song of RigHyndluljóð — The Poem of HyndlaSvipdagsmál — The Ballad of SvipdagVölundarkviða — The Lay of VölundHelgakviða Hjörvarðssonar — The Lay of Helgi the Son of HjorvarthHelgakviða Hundingsbana I — The First Lay of Helgi HundingsbaneHelgakviða Hundingsbana II — The Second Lay of Helgi HundingsbaneFrá Dauða Sinfjötla — Of Sinfjotli's DeathGrípisspá — Gripir's ProphecyReginsmál — The Ballad of ReginFáfnismál — The Ballad of FafnirSigrdrífumál — The Ballad of the Victory-BringerBrot af Sigurðarkviðu — Fragment of a Sigurth LayGuðrúnarkviða I — The First Lay of GuthrunSigurðarkviða en Skamma — The Short Lay of SigurthHelreið Brynhildar — Brynhild's Hell-RideDráp Niflunga — The Slaying of the NiflungsGuðrúnarkviða II — The Second, or Old, Lay of GuthrunGuðrúnarkviða III — The Third Lay of GuthrunOddrúnargrátr — The Lament of OddrunAtlakviða — The Greenland Lay of AtliAtlamál — The Greenland Ballad of AtliGuðrúnarhvöt — Guthrun's IncitingHamðismál — The Ballad of HamtherBegin reading — General Introduction✦