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Poetic Edda - Thorpe Trans.
The Vala´s Prophecy. Page 1 sacred children, great and small, sons of Heimdall they will that I Valfather´s deeds recount, men´s ancient saws, those that I best remember. 2. The Jötuns I remember early born, those who me of old have reared. I nine worlds remember, nine trees, the great central tree, beneath the earth. 3. There was in times of old, where Ymir dwelt, nor sand nor sea, nor gelid waves; earth existed not, nor heaven above, ‘twas a chaotic chasm, and grass nowhere. 4. Before Bur´s sons raised up heaven´s vault, they who the noble mid-earth shaped. The sun shone from the south over the structure´s rocks: then was the earth begrown with herbage green. 5. The sun from the south, the moon´s companion, her right hand cast about the heavenly horses. The sun knew not where she a dwelling had, the moon knew not what power he possessed, the stars knew not where they had a station. 6. Then went the power all to their judge-ment seats, the all-holy gods, and thereon held council: to night and to the waning moon gave names; morn they named, and mid-day, afternoon and eve, whereby to reckon years. 7. The Æsir met on Ida’s plain; they altar-steads and temples high constructed; their strength they proved, all things tried, furnaces established, precious things forged, formed tongs, and fabricated tools; 8. at tables played at home; joyous they were; to them was naught the want of gold, until there came Thurs-maidens three, all powerful, from Jötunheim. 9. Then went all the powers to their judgement-seats, the all-holy gods, and thereon held council, who should of the dwarfs the race create, from the sea-giant’s blood and livid bones. 10. Then was Mötsognir created greatest of all the dwarfs, and Durin second; there in man’s likeness they created many dwarfs from the earth, as Durin said. 11. Nýi and Nidi, Nordri and Sudri, Asutri and Vestri, Althiöf, Dvalin Nár and Náin, Niping, Dáin, Bivör, Bavör, Bömbur, Nori, An and Anar, Ai, Miödvitnir, 12. Veig and Gandálf, Vindálf, Thráin, Thekk and Thorin, Thror, Vitr, and Litr, Núr and Nýrád, Regin and Rádsvid. Now of the dwarfs I have rightly told. 13. Fili, Kili, Fundin, Nali, Hepti, Vili, Hanar, Svior, Billing, Bruni, Bild, Búri, Frár, Hornbori, Fræg and Lóni, Aurvang, Iari, Eikinskialdi. 14. Time ´tis of the dwarfs in Dvalin´s band, to the sons of men, to Lofar up to reckon, those who came forth from the world´s rock, earth´s foundation, to Iora´s plains. 15. There were Draupnir, and Dólgthrasir, Hár, Haugspori, Hlævang, Glói, Skirvir, Virvir, Skafid, Ai, Alf and Yngvi, Eikinskialdi, << Previous Page Next Page >>
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