in progress
Includes a description of Óðinn’s ‘handsome’ appearance, his skill in battle and his ability to shape-shift. Óðinn is said to speak in poetry and have a following of berserkir.
text
[excerpt from] Yng ch. 6b
6b. [Frá atgervi Óðins]
Þá er Ása-Óðinn kom á Norðurl... | It is said with truth that wh... |
[status: referenced copy]
commentary
context
This episode occurs within the longer narrative Ynglinga saga, the first in the collection of kings’ sagas known as Heimskringla which were probably compiled by the 13th-century Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson.
commentary
(Contributed by Anna Millward.)
tags
Main text: Ynglinga saga
Attributes: battle Poetry Shape-shift Berserkr Hofgoðar Íþrótt Óðinn skilled in magic Óðinn associated with poetry
Named things: Óðinn
Text sections: Hkr Yng 6bII