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RÃmur
In Icelandic literature, a ''rÃma'' (, literally "a rhyme", pl. ''rÃmur'', ) is an epic poem written in any of the so-called ''rÃmnahættir'' (, "rÃmur meters"). They are rhymed, they alliterate and consist of two to four lines per stanza. The plural, ''rÃmur'', is either used as an ordinary plural, denoting any two or more rÃmur, but is also used for more expansive works, containing more than one rÃma as a whole. Thus ''Ólafs rÃma Haraldssonar'' denotes an epic about Ólafr Haraldsson in one rÃma, while '' Núma rÃmur'' are a multi-part epic on Numa Pompilius. Form ''RÃmur'', as the name suggests, rhyme, but like older Germanic alliterative verse, they also contain structural alliteration. ''RÃmur'' are stanzaic, and stanzas normally have four lines. There are hundreds of ''rÃma'' meters: Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson counts 450 variations in his ''Háttatal''. But they can be grouped in approximately ten ''families''. The most common metre is '' ferskeytt''.Và ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Literature
Icelandic literature refers to literature written in Iceland or by Icelandic people. It is best known for the sagas written in medieval times, starting in the 13th century. As Icelandic and Old Norse are almost the same, and because Icelandic works constitute most of Old Norse literature, Old Norse literature is often wrongly considered a subset of Icelandic literature. However, works by Norwegians are present in the standard reader ''Sýnisbók Ãslenzkra bókmennta til miðrar átjándu aldar'', compiled by Sigurður Nordal on the grounds that the language was the same. Early Icelandic literature The medieval Icelandic literature is usually divided into three parts: *Eddic poetry * Sagas * Skaldic poetry The ''Eddas'' There has been some discussion on the probable etymology of the term "Edda". Most say it stems from the Old Norse term ''edda'', which means great-grandmother, but some see a reference to Oddi, a place where Snorri Sturluson (the writer of the ''Prose Edda'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
