Mansöngr
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A Mansöngr is a form of erotic poetry
Erotic Poetry
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 in Iceland, both in medieval skaldic poetry and in modern rímur
Rímur
In Icelandic literature, a ríma is an epic poem written in any of the so-called rímnahættir . They are rhymed, they alliterate and consist of two to four lines per stanza...

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In the Ljóðatal section of the Hávamál
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In the rímur
Rímur
In Icelandic literature, a ríma is an epic poem written in any of the so-called rímnahættir . They are rhymed, they alliterate and consist of two to four lines per stanza...

poems the mansöngr is the first part of each ríma, often addressed to a woman but known as mansöngr even when it isn't.
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