Tutorials

All texts are taken from Anthony Faulkes' edition of Snorra Edda. Tutorials 1-5 are from Gylfaginning and Tutorial 6 is from Skáldskaparmál.

Tutorial 1

• Text: Descriptions of some gods and goddesses: the Ásynjur, Baldr and Heimdallr.
• Grammar: Nouns, adjectives and the third person pronoun.

Tutorial 2

• Text: More descriptions: Fulla, Gefjun, Ódhr and Njördhr.
• Grammar: More basic verbs and the four cases.

Tutorial 3

• Text: Idhunn and her apples; Ódhinn's ravens.
• Grammar: More verbs and sentence structures; the suffixed article and the strong declension of adjectives.

Tutorial 4

• Text: Borr's sons create the first humans.
• Grammar: Strong verbs and other verb forms; hitt.

Tutorial 5

• Text: Loki thwarts the gods' attempt to rescue Baldr from Hel.
• Grammar: Other verbal forms; conjugations of verbs; conjugation of vera.

Tutorial 6

• Text: Ódhinn escapes with the mead of poetry.
• Grammar: Middle voice; comparison of adjectives and more declensions of nouns.

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