is an Eddic poem preserved in Codex Regius nr. 2365 4to (c. 1270), where it is placed between the longer prose section titled
Frá dauða Sigurðar(following
Brot af Sigurðarkviðo) and
Sigurðarkviða in skamma. The poem is composed in
fornyrðislag, divided into 27 stanzas of considerable irregularity regarding the number of lines (Bugge 1867). The length of the stanzas varies between 6 to 12 lines in Sophus Bugge’s edition (Bugge 1867); this irregularity is even more marked in the current standard edition (Neckel-Kuhn), where also the division of stanzas differs from Bugge. The standard name of the poem is taken from its heading in the manuscript,
Guðrúnar kviða, without number. Nothing of the poem is preserved in other manuscripts, and it is not used in any…
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Citation: Sävborg, Daniel. "Guðrúnarkviða I". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 January 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=40936, accessed 31 October 2024.]