Extracts From The Voluspa

(VALA’S PROPHECY).

Loud howls the monster (the dog Garm) At the cavern of Gnypa; The wolf (Fenris) shall break his chain.

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Brother shall fight with brother And slay each other: The bonds of affection and parentage Shall be rent asunder: Evil reigns in the world; Libidinous excess triumphs; The sword, the axe Shall be in constant employ: Shields shall be cloven; Times of tempest, of wolfish ferocity, Before the world finally ends; No man shall spare his neighbour.

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Naglefar moves forward With keel gliding from the East; Lok steers it.

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Surtur compelling flames Advances from the south!

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The earth sinks into the deep!

The stars disappear from heaven!

Volumes of fire and smoke Consume the all-nourishing tree (Yggdrassil) Flames mounting on high Consume heaven itself.

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And behold arises a second time The earth from the sea!

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The Asar shall meet again On the plains of Ida; There shall again Wonderful tablets of gold Be found in the grass.

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Fields unsown Shall produce corn; All evil vanish; Balder return; He and Hœdur shall dwell In Odin’s holy abode.

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A palace is seen Brighter than the sun Roof’d with gold Standing on Gimle! Therein shall dwell Virtuous people, And enjoy happiness For ever and ever!

ETYMOLOGIES OMITTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Lok from locka (to tempt).

Hofvarpur, name of the steed of Gna, from hof (hoof), hvarpa (to throw out).

CONTENTS.

Canto. Page.

1 Thor sets out on an adventure with Lok

2 Spells upon the heath

3 Thor arrives in Helheim

4 Thor arrives in Utgard

5 Magic spells in Utgard

6 The spells unravelled

7 The return home

8 Thor visits the giant Hymir

9 Thor’s fishing adventure

10 Lok becomes enamoured of Sif

11 Conversation between Lok and Sif

12 Lok procures things of value from the dwarfs

13 The rape of Iduna

14 The deliverance of Iduna

15 The Vaner

16 The nuptials of Skada

17 The amour of Frey

18 Joy in Valhalla

19 The Einherier

20 Bragur’s song in honour of Gefion

21 Conversation between Skirnir and Frey

22 Frey’s plaint at the fountain

23 The journey of Skirnir

24 Gerda’s love

25 Skirnir fulfills his errand

26 The wolf Fenris and Tyr

27 The banquet of Ægir

28 Lok’s treachery

29 The hammer of Thor recovered

30 The Vala’s prophecy

The reader, before he begins the work, is respectfully requested to correct the following

ERRATA.

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