[Fjölsvinnr’s sayings] is a mythological eddic poem composed in
ljóðaháttr[song meter]. The poem is divided into 50 stanzas.
Fjölsvinnsmális associated with
Grógaldr[Gróa’s chant] in terms of content and transmission: In
Grógaldra story begins that concludes in
Fjölsvinnsmáland the two poems appear alongside one another in at least 46 manuscripts (Larrington). The close association has resulted in the two poems occasionally being considered as the single poem
Svipdagsmál[Svipdagr’s sayings].
Fjölsvinnsmál, like
Grógaldr, is not preserved in any medieval manuscript. The oldest surviving versions of the poem are found in paper manuscripts from the seventeenth century, including Stockh. papp. 8vo nr. 15, an Icelandic manuscript written in the second…
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Citation: McGillivray, Andrew. "Fjölsvinnsmál". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 July 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=41644, accessed 08 September 2024.]