Danish Ballads
Danish Ballads
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He has been faithful to the grim jollity of the original poem ; but, as his lilting verse has lost the trenchant battle-axe swing of the old alliterative metre, so the tale he tells is shorn of the epic dignity surrounding Valhalla and the gods. On the restoration of the Thunderer's hammer hangs the fate of the /Esir in their endless warfare with the Frost Giants ; its loss is a calamity such as was never known in heaven nor earth. When Freyja is asked to play the Bride, her stamp shakes the ce...lestial floor. When Thor drives to the wedding feast, earth burns under his chariot wheels. Whereas the Thord of the Ballad might, for aught we are told, be a mere bonnet-laird ; and it is only by implication that we gather any idea of his hammer's importance.
The erudite M. Pineau (Etude sur les Chants Populaires Scandinaves) is puzzled and pained by these variations and omissions notably that of the ^sir's council, and of Thor's indignation at the idea of assuming bridal attire. " Don't io 4 DANISH BALLADS tell me, " he exclaims indignantly, " that this scene of all others could be forgotten by the popular imagination !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He has been faithful to the grim jollity of the original poem ; but, as his lilting verse has lost the trenchant battle-axe swing of the old alliterative metre, so the tale he tells is shorn of the epic dignity surrounding Valhalla and the gods. On the restoration of the Thunderer's hammer hangs the fate of the /Esir in their endless warfare with the Frost Giants ; its loss is a calamity such as was never known in heaven nor earth. When Freyja is asked to play the Bride, her stamp shakes the ce...lestial floor. When Thor drives to the wedding feast, earth burns under his chariot wheels. Whereas the Thord of the Ballad might, for aught we are told, be a mere bonnet-laird ; and it is only by implication that we gather any idea of his hammer's importance.
The erudite M. Pineau (Etude sur les Chants Populaires Scandinaves) is puzzled and pained by these variations and omissions notably that of the ^sir's council, and of Thor's indignation at the idea of assuming bridal attire. " Don't io 4 DANISH BALLADS tell me, " he exclaims indignantly, " that this scene of all others could be forgotten by the popular imagination !
What to read after Danish Ballads?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by E M Smith Dampier to read onlineMoreLess
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