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Title: Old Norse Poem I Can No Longer Find: Help Me ID It, Please?
Post by: Tinevisce on January 26, 2015, 12:25:01 PM

I remember reading this beautiful old norse poem once about a son who calls on his dead mother after being antagonised by his step mother (or at least I think the step-mother part was there); and her spirit reluctantly appears and teaches him spells to help him out- her words themselves being the incantation.

Could anyone help me identify the poem? I remember finding it quite powerful, and I wanted to note it down in my BoS- but I can't seem to find it any more.

Thank you muchly!

Title: Re: Old Norse Poem I Can No Longer Find: Help Me ID It, Please?
Post by: dragonspring on January 26, 2015, 02:00:14 PM

Svipdagsmál or The Lay of Svipdagr  - the first poem.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe16.htm

Title: Re: Old Norse Poem I Can No Longer Find: Help Me ID It, Please?
Post by: Tinevisce on May 17, 2015, 01:39:47 PM

Oh no, DS- I thought I'd replied to this already! Thank you so much, and I'm sorry for being so late with my reply. :)

Title: Re: Old Norse Poem I Can No Longer Find: Help Me ID It, Please?
Post by: dragonspring on May 20, 2015, 09:05:51 PM

Quote from: Tinevisce on May 17, 2015, 01:39:47 PM

I'm sorry for being so late with my reply. :)

No worries, I had completely forgotten about this.  :)