Baldrs draumar
Eddic poem of Odin's journey to resurrect a völva.
Baldrs draumar (Old Norse: 'Baldr's dreams'), also known as Vegtamskviða, is an Eddic poem preserved in the manuscript AM 748 I 4to. It recounts the myth of Baldr's death, consistent with Gylfaginning, and features Odin resurrecting a völva to learn Baldr's fate. The poem influenced Richard Wagner's opera Siegfried and inspired a 1938 ballet by Geirr Tveitt.
Quick Facts
- Manuscript
- AM 748 I 4to
- Poem length
- 14 fornyrðislag stanzas
- Composition century (proposed)
- mid 10th century
- Opera influenced
- Siegfried by Richard Wagner
- Ballet inspired
- Baldurs draumar by Geirr Tveitt (1938)
Facts from the source article.
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