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The Edda
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V'o'luspa, though not one of the earliest poems, forms an appropriate opening. Metrical considera tions forbid an earlier date than the first quarter of the eleventh century, and the last few lines are still later. The material is, however, the poem is an outline, in allusions often obscure to us, of traditions and beliefs familiar to its first hearers.
V'o'luspa, though not one of the earliest poems, forms an appropriate opening. Metrical considera tions forbid an earlier date than the first quarter of the eleventh century, and the last few lines are still later. The material is, however, the poem is an outline, in allusions often obscure to us, of traditions and beliefs familiar to its first hearers.
59 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1902
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May 21, 2026
I would not give this anything more than a 2.8/5, principally because it lacks more information. Its a good read for those intellectuals who are more than well read on the subject. If you sadly don't know your Nordic mythology, well tough luck. Also, Bau's essay at the end gave it an anticlimactic ending to the book. Paganism as a pantheistic creed, its interesting to see his perspective but I do not fully by it, it lacks its mysticism and even Savitri Devi and the gnostics have a better interpretation of paganism. The first essay by Ramón Bau which I am quite dissapointed in to be fair, wish me luch in reading his next one "judeo-cristianismo".
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