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Skírnismál (Old Norse: 'The Lay of Skírnir', but in the Codex Regius known as Fǫr Skírnis ‘Skírnir’s journey’) is one of the poems of the Poetic Edda.[1]

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  1. 24 relations: AM 748 I 4to, Asgard, Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, Benjamin Thorpe, Bryggen Runic inscription 257, Codex Regius, Freyr, Gambanteinn, Geography of Middle-earth, Gerðr, Gymir (father of Gerðr), Hieros gamos, Hlidskjalf, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jötunheimr, List of names of Freyr, Njörðr, Odin, Old Norse, Poetic Edda, Skírnir, Sophus Bugge, The Hobbit, The Road to Middle-Earth.

  2. Freyr

AM 748 I 4to

AM 748 I 4to is an Icelandic vellum manuscript fragment containing several Eddaic poems.

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Asgard

In Nordic mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr; "enclosure of the Æsir") is a location associated with the gods.

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Bósa saga ok Herrauðs

Bósa saga ok Herrauds or Saga of Bósi and Herraud is a legendary saga, relating the fantastic adventures of the two companions Herraud (Old Norse Herrauðr) and Bósi. Skírnismál and Bósa saga ok Herrauðs are Old Norse literature.

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Benjamin Thorpe

Benjamin Thorpe (1782 – 19 July 1870) was an English scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature.

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Bryggen Runic inscription 257

The Bergen rune charm is a runic inscription on a piece of wood found among the medieval rune-staves of Bergen. Skírnismál and Bryggen Runic inscription 257 are Eddic poetry.

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Codex Regius

Codex Regius (Rēgius, "Royal Book" or "King's Book"; Konungsbók) or GKS 2365 4º is an Icelandic codex in which many Old Norse poems from the Poetic Edda are preserved. Skírnismál and codex Regius are Old Norse literature.

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Freyr

Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest.

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Gambanteinn

In Norse mythology, Gambanteinn (Old Norse gambanteinn 'magic wand') appears in two poems in the Poetic Edda.

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Geography of Middle-earth

The geography of Middle-earth encompasses the physical, political, and moral geography of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, strictly a continent on the planet of Arda but widely taken to mean the physical world, and Eä, all of creation, as well as all of his writings about it.

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Gerðr

In Norse mythology, Gerðr (Old Norse:; "fenced-in"Orchard (1997:54).) is a jötunn, goddess, and the wife of the god Freyr. Skírnismál and Gerðr are Freyr.

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Gymir (father of Gerðr)

Gymir (Old Norse) is a jötunn in Norse mythology.

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Hieros gamos

Hieros gamos, hieros (ἱερός) meaning "holy" or "sacred" and gamos (γάμος) meaning "marriage," or Hierogamy (Greek: ἱερὸς γάμος, ἱερογαμία "holy marriage"), is a sacred marriage that plays out between gods, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities.

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Hlidskjalf

In Norse mythology, the Hliðskjálf (literally meaning the high seat with an expansive view) allowed Odin to see into all realms as well as listen to them.

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist.

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Jötunheimr

The terms Jötunheimr (in Old Norse orthography: Jǫtunheimr; often anglicised as Jotunheim) or Jötunheimar refer to either a land or multiple lands respectively in Nordic mythology inhabited by the jötnar (relatives of the gods, in English sometimes inaccurately called "giants").

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List of names of Freyr

The Germanic god Freyr is referred to by many names in Old Norse poetry and literature. Skírnismál and List of names of Freyr are Freyr.

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Njörðr

In Norse mythology, Njörðr (Old Norse: Njǫrðr) is a god among the Vanir.

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Odin

Odin (from Óðinn) is a widely revered god in Germanic paganism.

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Old Norse

Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.

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Poetic Edda

The Poetic Edda is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse. Skírnismál and Poetic Edda are Eddic poetry and Old Norse literature.

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Skírnir

In Norse mythology, Skírnir (Old Norse"; "bright one") is the god Freyr's messenger and vassal. Skírnismál and Skírnir are Freyr.

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Sophus Bugge

Elseus Sophus Bugge (5 January 1833 – 8 July 1907) was a Norwegian philologist and linguist.

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The Hobbit

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien.

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The Road to Middle-Earth

The Road to Middle-Earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology is a scholarly study of the Middle-earth works of J. R. R. Tolkien written by Tom Shippey and first published in 1982.

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See also

Freyr

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skírnismál

Also known as Ballad of Skírnir, Lay of Skírnir, Skírnir's Journey.