Veni, vidi, mori. The Eddic Poem Grímnismál as a Dramatic and Mythological Unity

Abstract

The article deals with the Old Norse Lay of Grímnir. It reviews the scholarly inquiries into the poem, analyzes the main motifs of the poem and tries to uncover therir artistic and religious importance.

Keywords

• Old Norse religion
• Old Norse Mythology
• Old Norse literature
• The Lay of Grímnir
• Poetic Edda
• Myth and Literature