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Vafþrúðnismál

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Chapter of: The Poetic Edda: A Dual-Language Edition(pp. 135–164)

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TitleVafþrúðnismál
ContributorEdward Pettit (author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0308.03
Landing pagehttps://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0308/chapters/10.11647/obp.0308.03
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
CopyrightEdward Pettit
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
Published on2023-03-03
Page rangepp. 135–164
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