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Voices, Memory, and Identity in the First Lay of Guðrún: A Narratological Analysis

The First Lay of Guðrún ( Guðrúnarkviða I ) is one of the most intense and moving poems of the Poetic Edda. It is distinguished by its polyphonic structure and its exploration of individual grief through the interplay of multiple female voices. At the centre of the poem is Guðrún...