Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xv
4. List of tables xxiii
5. Abbreviations and symbols xliii
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. Part I. Fornyrðislag
8. Introduction 21
9. 2. Verse types and their realizations 25
10. 3. Anacrusis and catalexis 165
11. 4. Resolution 209
12. 5. The cadence 309
13. 6. Alliteration 335
14. 7. The stanza 389
15. Part II. Málaháttr
16. Introduction 425
17. 8. The prototype of málaháttr: Atlamál in groenlenzco 429
18. 9. A peripheral variant of fornyrðislag/málaháttr 1: Atlaqviða in grœnlenzca 499
19. 10. A peripheral variant of fornyrðislag/málaháttr 2: Hamðismál 525
20. 11. A peripheral variant of fornyrðislag/málaháttr 3: Hárbarðzlióð 541
21. Part III. Ljóðaháttr
22. Introduction 573
23. 12. The a-verse and the b-verse 577
24. 13. The c-verse 665
25. 14. The stanza 761
26. 15. Conclusion 773
27. Appendix 1: Catalogue of verse types 799
28. Appendix 2: Dróttkvætt and the eddic meters 821
29. References 825
30. Index of scansion 831
31. Index of authors 1059
32. Index of subjects 1061
33. Index of verses 1077