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Rímur
In Icelandic literature, a ''ríma'' (, literally "a rhyme", pl. ''rímur'', ) is an epic poetry, epic poem written in any of the so-called ''rímnahættir'' (, "rímur meters"). They are rhymed, they alliterative verse, alliterate and consist of two to four lines per stanza. The plural, ''rímur'', is either used as an ordinary plural, denoting any two or more rímur, but is also used for more expansive works, containing more than one ríma as a whole. Thus ''Ólafs ríma Haraldssonar'' denotes an epic about Olav II of Norway, Ólafr Haraldsson in one ríma, while ''Núma rímur'' are a multi-part epic on Numa Pompilius. Form ''Rímur'', as the name suggests, rhyme, but like older Germanic alliterative verse, they also contain structural alliteration. ''Rímur'' are stanzaic, and stanzas normally have four lines. There are hundreds of ''ríma'' meters: Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson counts 450 variations in his ''Háttatal''. But they can be grouped in approximately ten ''families''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steindór Andersen
Steindór Andersen (2 September 1954 – 12 April 2025) was an Icelandic musician. Steindór was noted for his ''rímur'' chanting and was most widely known for his collaborations with the band Sigur Rós. Other collaborations include with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and rapper Erpur Eyvindarson. Background Steindór also worked as a fisherman and was the chairman of ''Iðunn'' a poetic society. He died on 12 April 2025, at the age of 70. Discography * 2001: ''Rímur (album), Rímur EP'' (featuring Sigur Rós) * 2002: ''Rímur & Rapp'' (joint with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Erpur Eyvindarson) * 2003: ''Rímur'' * 2004: ''Úlfhamsrímur'' * 2013: ''Stafnbúi'' (joint with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson) * 2020: ''Odin's Raven Magic'' (joint with Sigur Rós, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson et al.) ;Appearances After the Folk Music Festival in Siglufjörður, July 2007, where Steindór was a regular guest, another guest musician at the festival, Evan Harlan of the group Andromeda, impressed with Stein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |