The Norse shelf gathers the public texts, source dossiers, and support pages currently held under this tradition room. Use this page as a doorway into the shelf rather than as a complete history of the tradition.
Main Doorways
- General Texts holds 20 public texts or support pages. Start with Egil's Saga, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Heimskringla.
- Poetic Edda holds 34 public texts or support pages. Start with Alvissmol — The Ballad of Alvis, Atlakvitha — The Greenland Lay of Atli, Atlamol — The Greenland Ballad of Atli.
- Prose Edda holds 3 public texts or support pages. Start with Gylfaginning — The Beguiling of Gylfi, Prologue to the Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál — The Poesy of Skalds.
- Rimur holds 75 public texts or support pages. Start with Alþingisrímur — The Parliament Rímur, Rímur af Amóratis Konungi — The Rímur of King Amóratis, Rímur af Arnljóti Upplendinga-kappa.
Suggested Use
Begin with the introduction if one is present, then move into the rooms or individual texts listed above. For technical terms, names, and recurring concepts, use the local glossary on this shelf together with the central Good Works Glossary.