Five pieces of runic poetry
FIVE PIECES
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OF
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RUNIC POETRY
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Translated from the
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ISLANDIC LANGUAGE.
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…
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LONDON:
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Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall.
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MD CC LXIII.
Publication location and year:
London, 1763
Publisher:
Dodsley, R. & J.
Translator:
Percy, Thomas (1729-1811)
Content:
Preface; The incantation of Hervor (Hervararkviða); The dying ode of Regner Lodbrog (Krákumál); The ransome of Egill the Scald (Höfuðlausn); The funeral song of Hacon (Hákonarmál); The complaint of Harold (vísur Haralds harðráða); The Islandic originals of the preceding poems.
Keywords:
Literature ; Antiquities ; Scaldic poems