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In a book by this author’s nephew, this author yells “don’t strike!” before being murdered in a cellar. In a book by this author, a man “seeds” a plain with gold to slow a pursuing king who “grovels like a pig” to grab a ring. This author advised against “driven” phrases with more than six determinants in a commentary on a poem he wrote using “court meter” and 94 other verse forms. In a story recorded by this author, (15[1])a character repeatedly wakes to wonder whether a leaf, bird droppings, or an (*) acorn (10[1])fell on his head as a traveler strikes it. (10[2])A book by this author opens with a euhemerized (“yoo-HEEM-er-ized”) account (10[1])in which a king marries the Sibyl and leaves Troy to settle in Europe. (10[1])A poetic guidebook by (10[1])this author summarizes myths to explain kennings like “Sif’s hair.” (10[2])For 10 points, (10[2]-5[1])name this author credited with writing the (10[1])Heimskringla, (10[1])as well as the Skáldskaparmál and the rest of the Prose Edda. ■END■ (10[2])

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