Re: Stahlgewitter in Edda?

[Bertil Haggman <bertil.haggman@helsingborg.se>]

Rebing wrote:
> 
> Genzmer does have something like a list of kenningar, but there is
> nothing between "Speergott, Held" and "Sturm der Gere, Schlacht". As to Edda
> experts, I tried the Liszt list of mailing lists (www.liszt.com) and even
> Altavista, to no avail. By the way, did you try Grimms Deutsches Wörterbuch? I
> have Moriz Heynes Deutsches Wörterbuch in three volumes  (1905-1906) which is
> something  like a Klavierauszug of Grimm, but there is no "Stahlgewitter" listed.
> My hunch is, if EJ did not coin the word himself and if he did not find it in
> some German Edda translation he found it in a text of a German expressionist. If
> there are any word lists of German expressionist poetry and prose the Marbacher
> Literaturarchiv would have them or know of them. Maybe John King can help who
> seems to know his way around in Marbach?. 

Guenter,

Thanks for this but I think I should quote (in German, I 
am afraid, for non-German readers) the actual lines
by EJ on the title choosing for his great war book:

"Den Titel hatte ich in der _Edda_, dem 
islaendischen Epos, entdeckt."

Then EJ goes on saying that he would rather
have chosen another title.

In my opinion ther can be no other
interpretation than EJ finding the
kenning Stahgewitter/storm of steel/
staalstorm in the Poetic Edda. Any
views from John King on this would
be greatly appreciated.

Best greetings

Bertil