Eddic
- a word derived from Edda.
Example Sentences
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The "fierce eyes" of the hero or heroine, which can daunt an assassin as could the piercing glance of Marius, are the "falcon eyes" of the Eddic Lays.
From The Danish History, Books I-IX by Saxo, Grammaticus
In Siegfried the amusing riddle scene, a reminiscence of the Eddic Alvísmál, seems intended to relate events which have gone before.
From Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama by Hight, George Ainslie
By these three may be meant the three chief gods of the North: Odin, Thor and Frey; or they may be simply an expression of the Eddic trinity.
From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn
The Eddic sea god Njord of Noatun was the father of Frey, the harvest god.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
Hence the Eddic lays in question form now a link between our lost Siegfried "Lieder" and our national epic.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
