Skáldskaparmál
Also known as Skaldskaparmal
thumb|upright=1.3|right|Near a wood, the goddess Sif rests her head on a stump while [[Loki lurks behind, sword in hand. Loki intends to cut Sif's hair per a myth recounted in Skáldskaparmál.]] Skáldskaparmál (Old Norse: 'Poetic Diction' or 'The Language of Poetry'; ; ) is the second part of the Prose Edda, compiled by Snorri Sturluson. It consists of a dialogue between Ægir, the divine personification of the sea, and Bragi, the god of poetry, in which both stories of the Æsir and discourse on the nature of poetry are intertwined. The work additionally includes tales of human heroes and kings.
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- inception
- 1220-00-00
- title
- Skáldskaparmál
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- norroen.info/src/snorra/3ru.html
Article · Español
Los Skáldskaparmál («Dichos sobre poesía» en nórdico antiguo) constituyen la segunda parte de la Edda prosaica de Snorri Sturluson. Es un diálogo entre Ægir y el dios de la poesía Bragi con el pretexto de la presentación de una extensa lista de kenningars (perífrasis) y de heitis (sinónimos) para lugares, personas y objetos. La explicación de estos kenningars es lo que permite a Snorri contar numerosos relatos mitológicos o heroicos.
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