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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- 1220-00-00
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- Skáldskaparmál
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- norroen.info/src/snorra/3ru.html
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Le Skáldskaparmál ou Skaldskaparmal (« dits sur la poésie » en vieux norrois) est la deuxième partie de l'Edda de Snorri Sturluson. Un dialogue entre Ægir et le dieu de la poésie Bragi est le prétexte d’une large présentation de kenningar (périphrases) et de heiti (synonymes). L’explication de ces kenningar permet à Snorri de conter de nombreux récits mythologiques ou héroïques.
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