Alvíssmál
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right|thumb|300px|Thor converses with Alvíss while protecting his daughter. Illustration by W. G. Collingwood thumb|"Sun Shines in the Hall" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood
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Vinony's link graph records 68 inbound references to Alvíssmál, and connects out to Icelandic, International Standard Book Number and Thor.
It is catalogued under topics including Eddic poetry and Old Norse literature.
Vinony links it to 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Part of
- Poetic Edda
- Genre
- myth
- Image
- All-wise answers Thor.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alvíssmál
- publication date
- 1200-00-00
- characters
- Thor
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Dating
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
- English translation
- English translation with Old Norse
- Old Norse editions
- Images
right|thumb|300px|Thor converses with Alvíss while protecting his daughter. Illustration by W. G. Collingwood thumb|"Sun Shines in the Hall" (1908) by W. G. Collingwood
Alvíssmál (Old Norse: 'The Song of All-wise' or 'The Words of All-wise') is a poem collected in the Poetic Edda, probably dating to the 12th century, that describes how the god Thor outwits a dwarf called Alvíss ("All-Wise") who seeks to marry his daughter.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alvíssmál” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.