Mansöngr
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A Mansöngr is a form of erotic poetry
in Iceland, both in medieval skaldic poetry and in modern rímur
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In the Ljóðatal section of the Hávamál
, charms 16 and 17 are explicitly love charms.
In the rímur
poems the mansöngr is the first part of each ríma, often addressed to a woman but known as mansöngr even when it isn't.
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in Iceland, both in medieval skaldic poetry and in modern rímur
Rímur
In Icelandic literature, a ríma is an epic poem written in any of the so-called rímnahættir . They are rhymed, they alliterate and consist of two to four lines per stanza...
.
In the Ljóðatal section of the Hávamál
Hávamál
Hávamál is presented as a single poem in the Poetic Edda, a collection of Old Norse poems from the Viking age. The poem, itself a combination of different poems, is largely gnomic, presenting advice for living, proper conduct and wisdom....
, charms 16 and 17 are explicitly love charms.
In the rímur
Rímur
In Icelandic literature, a ríma is an epic poem written in any of the so-called rímnahættir . They are rhymed, they alliterate and consist of two to four lines per stanza...
poems the mansöngr is the first part of each ríma, often addressed to a woman but known as mansöngr even when it isn't.