Böcker av Erik Brate

This book is a study of runic inscriptions found in Sweden. Brate provides insight into the language, culture, and history of early Sweden through the analysis of these inscriptions.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Den ældre Edda er sammen med Snorres Edda den primære kilde til vor viden om nordisk mytologi og dermed den vigtigste kilde til forståelsen af den religiøse tankegang i det førkristne Norden. Brates svenske oversættelse indeholder samtlige digte fra Den ældre Edda - digte om vikingetidens guder og helte. Desuden indeholder den Solsangen, der stilmæssigt har meget til fælles med eddadigtene men indholdsmæssigt er et kristent digt, måske et af de første kristne digte i Norden. Hele værket er forsynet med et omfattende register.