(1270) Völuspá in Skamma (Old Norse)
Völuspá in Skamma Flateyjarbok within the Hyndluljóð 1. Váru ellifu æsir talðir,Baldr er hné, við banaþúfu;þess lézk Váli verðr at hefna,síns of bróður sló hann handbana. 2. Var Baldrs faðir Burs arfþegi,Freyr átti Gerði, hon var Gymis dóttir,jötna ættar, ok Aurboðu;þó var Þjazi, þeira frændi,skrautgjarn jötunn, hans var Skaði dóttir. 3. Margt segjum þér ok […]
(1270) Völuspá in Skamma (English)
Völuspá in Skamma Flateyjarbok within the Hyndluljóð 1. Eleven in number | the gods were known,When Baldr o’er the hill | of death was bowed;And this to avenge | was Vali swift,When his brother’s slayer | soon he slew. 2. The father of Baldr | was the heir of Bur,Freyr’s wife was Gerth, | the […]
(1270) Baldrs Draumar – Vegtamskviða (Old Norse)
Baldrs Draumar – Vegtamskviða Arnamagnæan Codex 1. Senn váru æsir allir á þingiok ásynjur allar á máli,ok um þat réðu ríkir tívar,hví væri Baldri ballir draumar. 2. Upp reis Óðinn, alda gautr,ok hann á Sleipni söðul of lagði;reið hann niðr þaðan niflheljar til;mætti hann hvelpi, þeim er ór helju kom. 3. Sá var blóðugr um […]
(1270) Baldrs Draumar – Vegtamskviða (English)
Baldrs Draumar – Vegtamskviða Arnamagnæan Codex 1. Once were the gods | together met,And the goddesses came | and council held,And the far-famed ones | the truth would find,Why baleful dreams | to Baldr had come. 2. Then Othin rose, | the enchanter old,And the saddle he laid | on Sleipnir’s back;Thence rode he down […]
(1270) Reginsmál (Old Norse)
Reginsmál Source: Codex Regius manuscript Sigurðr gekk til stóðs Hjálpreks ok kaus sér af hest einn, er Grani var kallaðr síðan. Þá var kominn Reginn til Hjálpreks, sonr Hreiðmars. Hann var hverjum manni hagari ok dvergr of vöxt. Hann var vitr, grimmr ok fjölkunnigr. Reginn veitti Sigurði fóstr ok kennslu ok elskaði hann mjök. Hann […]
(1270) Reginsmál (English)
Reginsmál English translation by Henry Adams Bellows 1923 Sigurth went to Hjalprek’s stud and chose for himself a horse, who thereafter was called Grani. At that time Regin, the son of Hreithmar, was come to Hjalprek’s home; he was more ingenious than all other men, and a dwarf in stature; he was wise, fierce and […]
(1270) Þrymskviða (Old Norse)
Þrymskviða Codex Regius manuscript 1. Vreiðr var þá Vingþórr er hann vaknaðiok síns hamars of saknaði,skegg nam at hrista, skör nam at dýja,réð Jarðar burr um at þreifask. 2. Ok hann þat orða alls fyrst of kvað:“Heyrðu nú, Loki, hvat ek nú mælier eigi veit jarðar hverginé upphimins:áss er stolinn hamri!” 3. Gengu þeir fagra […]
(1270) Þrymskviða (English)
Þrymskviða English translation by Henry Adams Bellows 1923 1. Wild was Vingthor | when he awoke,And when his mighty | hammer he missed;He shook his beard, | his hair was bristling,As the son of Jorth | about him sought. 2. Hear now the speech | that first he spake:“Harken, Loki, | and heed my words,Nowhere […]
(1270) Lokasenna (Old Norse)
Lokasenna Codex Regius manuscript Ægir, er öðru nafni hét Gymir, hann hafði búit ásum öl, þá er hann hafði fengit ketil inn mikla, sem nú er sagt. Til þeirar veizlu kom Óðinn ok Frigg, kona hans. Þórr kom eigi, því at hann var í austrvegi. Sif var þar, kona Þórs, Bragi ok Iðunn, kona hans. […]
(1270) Lokasenna (English)
Lokasenna English translation by Henry Adams Bellows 1923 Ægir, who was also called Gymir, had prepared ale for the gods, after he had got the mighty kettle, as now has been told. To this feast came Othin and Frigg, his wife. Thor came not, as he was on a journey in the East. Sif, Thor’s […]