literally "a rhyme", pl. rímur, [ˈriːmʏr̥]) is an epic poem written in any of the so-called rímnahættir ([ˈrimnaˌhaihtɪr̥], "rímur meters"). They are rhymed...

Rímur (singular Ríma) may refer to: Rímur, Icelandic epic poetry Rímur (album), the album by Sigur Rós and Steindór Andersen Rima, the DC comic book hero...

1658: Grettis rímur (20 rímur, Kolbeinn Grímsson) 17th century: Grettis rímur (lost, Jón Guðmundsson í Hellu) 1828: Grettis rímur (44 rímur, Magnús Jónsson...

Landrés rímur is a 15th century rímur cycle based on a part of Karlamagnús saga. It deals with the tribulations of Queen Ólíf and her son Landrés who...

For a long time, rímur were officially banned by the church. Paradoxically, many Icelandic priests were keen in making rímur. Rímur remained popular recreation...

literary interests on the side. He published a book of rímur in 1945, a textbook on the verse forms of rímur in 1953, two volumes of his own verse in 1957 and...

the mansöngur as a 'break from the action'. The earliest rímur lack mansöngvar. In later rímur, the author (usually male) would compose poetry about a...

[1] The earliest known text of a rímur dates to the 14th century; for the subsequent six hundred years, the rímur texts were the most prolifically produced...

the surviving manuscripts of the rímur which indicate that they are based on a slightly different version of the rímur, now lost.: 110  This summary is...

popular traditional poet, known for his rímur cycles. Núma rímur is his best-known work. Extract from Núma rímur Problems playing this file? See media help...