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''Hervararkviða'', (published in English translation as The Waking of Angantyr, or The Incantation of Hervor) is an Old Norse poem from the '' Hervarar saga'', and which is sometimes included in editions of the ''
Hljóðkerfi og bragkerfi: Stoðhljóð, tónkvæði og önnur úrlausnarefni í íslenskri bragsögu ásamt útgáfu á Rímum af Ormari Fraðmarssyn
(Ph.D. thesis, University of Iceland, 2013), p. 271. The poem was first translated into English by George Hickes in the early 18th century, as "The Waking of Angantyr", and republished in amended form by Thomas Percy as ''"The Incantation of Hervor" '' (1763). These works led to the poem's popularity as a subject for poetic translation in the late eighteenth century.
''Hervararkviða'', (published in English translation as The Waking of Angantyr, or The Incantation of Hervor) is an Old Norse poem from the '' Hervarar saga'', and which is sometimes included in editions of the ''Poetic Edda
The ''Poetic Edda'' is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems, which is distinct from the ''Prose Edda'' written by Snorri Sturluson. Several versions exist, all primarily of text from the Icelandic med ...
''.
The poem is about the shieldmaiden
A shield-maiden ( non, skjaldmær ) was a female warrior from Scandinavian folklore and mythology.
Shield-maidens are often mentioned in sagas such as ''Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks'' and in ''Gesta Danorum''. They also appear in stories of other ...
Hervor
Hervör is the name shared by two female characters in the Tyrfing Cycle, presented in '' The Saga of Hervör and Heidrek'' with parts found in the '' Poetic Edda''. The first, the viking Hervör, challenged her father Angantýr's ghost in his gr ...
and her visiting her father Angantyr
Angantyr was the name of three male characters from the same line in Norse mythology, and who appear in '' Hervarar saga'', ''Gesta Danorum'', and Faroese ballads.
The last generation named Angantyr also appears to be mentioned as ''Incgentheo ...
's ghost at his barrow. She does so in order to make him give her an heirloom
In popular usage, an heirloom is something that has been passed down for generations through family members. Examples are a Family Bible, antiques, weapons or jewellery.
The term originated with the historical principle of an heirloom in En ...
, the cursed sword Tyrfing
Tyrfing, Tirfing or Tyrving (the name is of uncertain origin, possibly connected to the Terwingi) was a magic sword in Norse mythology, which features in the Tyrfing Cycle, which includes a poem from the '' Poetic Edda'' called '' Hervarar ...
.
For a fuller analysis of the text as a whole, including manuscript sources, and stemmatics, see Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks.
Translations and other adaptions
:''See also Hervarar saga § Influence, Legacy, and Adaptions'' As well as appearing in translations of the '' Hervarar saga'', the poem is also found translated in some editions of the ''Poetic Edda
The ''Poetic Edda'' is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems, which is distinct from the ''Prose Edda'' written by Snorri Sturluson. Several versions exist, all primarily of text from the Icelandic med ...
'' including , and
A key scene in the later medieval ''Ormars rímur
''Ormars rímur'' is a fifteenth-century Icelandic '' ríma''-cycle, relating how Ormarr Fraðmarsson slays the giant Bjarkmar and his uncles Gyrðr and Atli. In doing so, Ormarr avenges his father and wins a bride and kingdom.
Origins
The ''rímu ...
'', in which the hero awakens his father from the dead to retrieve his sword, was probably inspired by ''Hervararkviða''.Haukur Þorgeirsson,Hljóðkerfi og bragkerfi: Stoðhljóð, tónkvæði og önnur úrlausnarefni í íslenskri bragsögu ásamt útgáfu á Rímum af Ormari Fraðmarssyn
(Ph.D. thesis, University of Iceland, 2013), p. 271. The poem was first translated into English by George Hickes in the early 18th century, as "The Waking of Angantyr", and republished in amended form by Thomas Percy as ''"The Incantation of Hervor" '' (1763). These works led to the poem's popularity as a subject for poetic translation in the late eighteenth century.
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle
Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (; 22 October 1818 – 17 July 1894) was a French poet of the Parnassian movement. He is traditionally known by his surname only, Leconte de Lisle''.
Biography
Leconte de Lisle was born on the French overseas ...
created a French translation in 1862 as ''L'Epée d'Angantyr'' he Sword of Angantyr
Translations and interpretations
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*References
External links
* , textual analysis of the poem as part of a lesson in Old Norse {{DEFAULTSORT:Hervararkvida Sources of Norse mythology Eddic poetry Tyrfing cycle