[Gróa’s chant] is a mythological eddic poem in
ljóðaháttr[song meter]. The poem is divided into 16 stanzas.
Grógaldris associated with
Fjölsvinnsmál, both in terms of content and transmission: In
Grógaldra story begins that concludes in
Fjölsvinnsmáland the two poems appear together in at least 46 manuscripts (Larrington). This close association has resulted in the two poems occasionally being considered as a single poem under the title
Svipdagsmál[Svipdagr’s sayings].
Grógaldr, like
Fjölsvinnsmál, is not preserved in any medieval manuscript. The oldest surviving versions are found in paper manuscripts from the seventeenth century, including Stockh. papp. 8vo nr. 15, an Icelandic manuscript from the second half of the seventeenth century, and AM 738 4to,…
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Citation: McGillivray, Andrew. "Grógaldur". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 July 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=41263, accessed 13 December 2024.]