From his home comes Hlorrithi now; Peacefully retted precious flax. With the people of Hel, | at the helm stands Loki; ", Loki spake: The blade I sharpened with a sure eye, From the gods and elves | who are gathered here And in grief shalt thou homeward go. And sat in so lofty a seat, Here within Ægir's hall.". "Wert thou first and last | at the deadly fight O'er all that thou hast | which is here within Grimnir drank from the horn; the fire had come so near that the mantle burned on Grimnir’s back. What he knew when he woke was not joy: ", Thor spake: In the giant's son | does he thrust his sword Or to all alike | should worship belong. 18. [45] Brothers shall fight | and fell each other, After the wolf | do wild men follow, Else will the giants | in Asgarth dwell Against his will I did not want to struggle. For the feast I fain would see; Bale and hatred | I bring to the gods, Under soot-blackened bellows their bodies hid, 'The Biter' by giants, | 'The Burner' by dwarfs, In the world of the Wanes 'The Foaming'; "Be silent, Thor, | and speak not thus; Among these one | in monster's guise Edda – Samlaget Edda Beint á efnisyfirlit síðunnar. Loki spoke to him: 1. Till fire leaps high | about heaven itself. He saw on his hands heavy chains, ", Frigg spake: ", Alvis spake: Against the serpent | goes Othin's son. | thou knowest all, He rode to where a herdsman sat on a hill, and said: Then Skirnir rode home. Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next; Oft and again, | yet ever she lives. I, Lopt, from a journey long, He wore a dark-blue mantle and called himself Grimnir, but said no more about himself, though he was questioned. Early it was | to evening come, When thy meat thou mightest not get, [11] Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri, "Be silent, Tyr! 3 'Go to my forge which your folly built, No friend in words shalt thou find.". 42. For thou fightest well, I ween. How they might Hlorrithi's | hammer win. 31. And their mead with venom I mix. On the lone island, lay together. "What little creature | goes crawling there, First Thrym, the king | of the giants, he killed, Green by Urth's well | does it ever grow. On the lone island, lay together? Lest evil should Loki | speak aloud In the arms of thy brother | the bright gods caught thee The giant's sister | old he slew, To the gods as a hostage given; From both their skulls he scraped the hair "Men call it 'Grain,' | and 'Corn' the gods, Ready to ride | to the ranks of the gods; Under soot-blackened bellows their bodies hid. "In thy seat art thou bold, | not so are thy deeds, Loud roar the dwarfs | by the doors of stone, [63] Then Hönir wins | the prophetic wand, ", Bragi spake: Not a penny, methinks, | wast thou paid for the wrong, The moon knew not | what might was his, [41] There feeds he full | on the flesh of the dead, [20] Thence come the maidens | mighty in wisdom, 56. )", Beyla spake: 59. Edda 65. "Mad art thou, Loki, | that known thou makest Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi. He was bound with the bowels of his son Vali, but his son Narfi was changed to a wolf. I struck off the heads of your stalwart boys, He spake: King Geirröth sat and had his sword on his knee, half drawn from its sheath. 4. Nor ever shall men | each other spare. Ill fares the wolf | who shall ever await 52. For the fate that is set | for all she sees, ', 'Mend it I can so the marred gold "Hail to you, gods! 12. " Bragi, adorner of benches! Shall seek our sins to tell.". "Be silent, Frigg! What call they the moon, | that men behold, "Light art thou, Loki, | but longer thou mayst not | thou foulest witch, 7. That so my hammer | I may seek?". "Answer me, Alvis! The heart in the breast | of Hlorrithi laughed Was soon to steal | the sun from the sky. But back he leaped | the length of the hall: The mountains burst, | earth burned with fire, 'The Goer' the giants, | 'The Gleamer' the dwarfs, South after Swanwhite Slagfidur, 'The Swift' in the house of hell. "Give heed now, Njorth, | nor boast too high, The poetic Edda by Bellows, Henry Adams, 1885-1939. ", Alvis spake: There where Thjazi was caught, For Vili and Ve, | thou wife of Vithrir, 5. In giant-wrath | does the serpent writhe; Seldom he sits | when he such things hears,-- In freedom flourish thy tail; So they sat for seven winters, Leashes of gold | he laid for his dogs, All ills grow better, | and Baldr comes back; 18. Keys around him | let they rattle, Loki spake: It tells the story of the creation of the world and its coming end related by a völva or seeress addressing Odin. | thou knowest all, I forged a brooch to bring Bodvild joy, And sold thy sword to boot; Nidud the king gave his daughter, Nor in heaven above: | our hammer is stolen. About thy brother's slayer. [42] On a hill there sat, | and smote on his harp, [54] Then comes Sigfather's | mighty son, The bright snake gapes | to heaven above; By his side does Sigyn | sit, nor is glad This snow-white maid for mine.". With back held stiff | must thou ever stand, The holy ones, | and council held, ", Gefjun spake: Like witches with charms didst thou work; While to you it will seem the same as before. This translation of the Poetic Eddas by Henry Adams Bellows [51] O'er the sea from the north | there sails a ship 25. Gold and gems I will give you both. What call they the fire, | that flames for men, And the goddesses came | and council held, [19] An ash I know, | Yggdrasil its name, Frigg sent her maidservant, Fulla, to Geirröth. Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright. And sisters' sons | shall kinship stain; Night and evening, | the years to number. They beheld a chest, they asked for a key. Making for Nidud marvelous things: Thy shoulder-cliff | shall I cleave from thy neck, 'The Moist' by the holy ones high. Eggther the joyous, | the giants' warder; In fear quake all | who on Hel-roads are. ", Frigg spake: | thou knowest all, Eight miles down | deep in the earth; [6] Then sought the gods | their assembly-seats, The poems are great tragic literature, with vivid descriptions of the Some early translators relied on a Latin translation of the Edda, including Cottle. Dwarf, of the doom of men: 30. ", 28. 6. Nor wast righted an inch, poor wretch. 48. The sons of the glorious gods; Fierce, unsleeping, at his forge he hammered, Loki spake: ", Thor spake: 10. " Who had thee from Hlorrithi's arms,-- And for many rings | the might of the hammer. Bifur, Bofur, | Bombur, Nori, If thy hammer is brought not | home to thee.". All Jotunheim groans, | the gods are at council; Together all drink ale. [12] Vigg and Gandalf) | Vindalf, Thrain, On Nastrond it stands, | and the doors face north, When the hard-souled one | his hammer beheld; Much do I know, | and more can see "Great was my gain, | though long was I gone, And I am Sithgrani's son; In the thumb of a glove | didst thou hide, thou great one, The mighty pledges | between them made. Hello, Sign in. Does Mimir drink: | would you know yet more? The serpent bright: | but now must I sink. The prophecy commences with an address to Odin. 'Growth' in the world of the Wanes; 'Water-Hope' giants, | 'Weather-Might' elves, 32. Along with Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda is the most important extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends. | thou knowest all, | for a son with me Of their eyes he fashioned excellent gems 63. Here within Ægir's hall. via the Niebelungenlied. 'The Wailer' the giants, | 'Roaring Wender' the elves, [36] From the east there pours | through poisoned vales Who was bought with rings to bear thee? "Remember, Othin, | in olden days 32. Shall appear to your father fairer still, And no man except the king dared to voyage thither. ', Ale he brought her, the artful smith: which were finally written down from 1000 to 1300 C.E. "If a son like Baldr | were by me now, 43. She bade the king beware lest a magician who was come thither to his land should bewitch him, and told this sign concerning him, that no dog was so fierce as to leap at him. ", Loki spake: Come mighty storms: | would you know yet more? Dwarf, of the doom of men: If Freyja he wins not | to be his wife. And a ring gives Bragi to boot, ", Ithun spake: Old tales should ne'er be told. Baldr and Hoth dwell | in Hropt's battle-hall, In the east, and bore | the brood of Fenrir; Now with Völund I wish to speak. "If in thou goest | to Ægir's hall, Edda [Snorri, Sturluson, Chiesa Isnardi, G.] on Amazon.com.au. Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai. [3] Of old was the age | when Ymir lived; ", Loki spake: We two shall haste | to the giants' home.". Was the ring she had broken; she brought it to Völund: Far thought I our realm from the Rhine hills. | Why so pale round the nose? When heroes were fain to fight. [34] His hands he washed not, | his hair he combed not, 23. "Be silent, Freyja! And the mighty gods: | would you know yet more? ", 3. ', Laughing, Völund rose aloft in the air: Loki is famed | for his mockery foul, Stood there smiling and softly whispered: Fair and young, fate to endure: Milking the cows as a maid, "More lightly thou spakest | with Laufey's son, Try Even as I, methinks. "Answer me, Alvis! What call they the sea, | whereon men sail, Counting his rings; a red one he missed: The Poetic Eddas are the oral literature of Iceland, Raise hate among us here? And with slander and spite | wouldst sprinkle the gods, Treacherous men | and murderers too, Their shares of the meat for men; "Small ill does it work | though a woman may have ", Njorth spake: ", Thor spake: There in the courtyard | Thor he met: When Freyja her wind set free. Of Herjan's maidens | the list have ye heard, "Break it shall I, | for over the bride Dwarf, of the doom of men: Whate'er ye have done | in days gone by, 'The Sultry' the giants, | elves 'Day's Stillness,' Hard by there sat | the serving-maid wise, ", Loki spake: She explains how she came by her knowledge and that she understands the source of Odin's omniscience, and other secrets of the gods of Asgard. names of many characters in the Hobbit, ", Tyr spake: In each and every world? "Who ever saw bride | more keenly bite? Now Freyja they bring | to be my bride, Friendship thou ne'er couldst fashion; Hervor the third; she threw round The daughter of Njorth | out of Noatun. [5] The sun, the sister | of the moon, from the south | for between two men But the brother of Baldr | was born ere long, "Of their weapons they talk, | and their might in war, | not justly thou settest 1. What call they the earth, | that lies before all, Forth from my frost-cold son, The dwarfs 'The Weaver of Dreams. [7] At Ithavoll met | the mighty gods, The lord of the Njars lay there resting: 62. The seeress then starts relating the story of the creation of the world in an abridged form. Three times burned, | and three times born, Hladgud and Hervor, Hlovde's children, Shall the golden tables | stand mid the grass, 19. 'The Neigher' the holy ones high; His eyes glare, grim as a snake's: 6. Who have fettered my feet together? 'Flame-Food' the giants, | 'Fair-Limbed' the elves, Shrines and temples | they timbered high; The blade tempered with a true hand; "Be silent, Tyr! So well she answered | the giant's words: "'Moon' with men, 'Flame' | the gods among, 26 Addeddate 2008-02-22 00:03:03 Call number AAT-7438 Camera 1Ds No thought of their tongues to take. I know this has been asked before but people are usually looking for the most exact translation but I'm more looking for a translation that sounds most like some good poetry rather than the getting the translation perfect. "Answer me, Alvis! He took the horn, and drank therefrom: 54. To the baser, the battle's prize. "'Wind' do men call it, | the gods 'The Waverer,' -lacuna- vith venom he fills both sea and air What has befallen them?'. Let the gods their bond not break. Unless it were brought for us both. ", Eldir spake: The wrath of Gefjun to rouse; 'From both their skulls I scraped the hair "Thine should it be | though of silver bright, By the dead hast thou lain of late? 33. Freyja alone | did I lack, methinks.". 'Now all but one for my hurts are paid, And pay thee the price of thy lies. 41. ", Thrym spake: Thekk and Thorin, | Thror, Vit and Lit, What ale-talk here | do they have within, Nor at home shall they rob me of rest. All men so shyly shun; Long he sat till asleep he fell; And out of the teeth which were in their mouths The giants 'The Ever-Bright,' | elves 'Fair Wheel,' [49] Now Garm howls loud | before Gnipahellir, Othin said: “Seest thou Agnar, thy fosterling, how he begets children with a giantess in the cave? Hail to the holy throng! The Wanes call them 'Kites of the Wind'; My limbs that were maimed by the men of Nidud.' [60] The gods in Ithavoll | meet together, [8] In their dwellings at peace | they played at tables, Tuttavia, a causa della gente che continuava ad appropriarsene, e del fatto che io, avendo una vita e non passando le giornate sul web a cercarne le appropriazioni indebite, ho dovuto tutelarla, ", Loki spake: 35. 20. 2. "Be silent, Freyja! Cesare Cremonini Poetica testo - Duration: 5:17. Of the ill that now I know; The crags are sundered, | the giant-women sink, 'Seaweed of Hills' in hell; | in days long since I was looking to get a copy of the poetic Edda but I was wondering which translation would be best. ", Thor spake: 24. When the Lord of the Njars, Nidud, heard Of the fate of the gods, | the mighty in fight. For I wish not that fierce they should fight. Then home the goats | to the hall were driven, ", Alvis spake: Unmanly thy soul must seem. She who had begged | the bridal fee; What call they the night, | the daughter of Nor, The masters of the rocks: | would you know yet more? Once they both rowed in a boat with their fishing-gear to catch little fish; and the wind drove them out into the sea. Then the weather-wise hunter, Völund, came Fair and red | did Fjalar stand. 26. ", Alvis spake: On it there pours | from Valfather's pledge A lord or a lover or both; 36. Mjollnir, shall close thy mouth; Dori, Ori, | Duf, Andvari, Such things must be known | if now we two And homeward haste forthwith; 47. ", 17. The sun from the south | warmed the stones of earth, | thou knowest all, "Why, ye gods twain, | with bitter tongues The dwarfs 'The Shelter of Day. Nor cause the death of his dear bride, Fierce grows the steam | and the life-feeding flame, Then Othin vanished, but Agnar long ruled there as king. [4] Then Bur's sons lifted | the level land, [31] On all sides saw I | Valkyries assemble, [43] Then to the gods | crowed Gollinkambi, That Völund sat in Wolfdale alone, With water white | is the great tree wet; And next the mighty | Brisings' necklace. But one do I know | full well, methinks, [40] The giantess old | in Ironwood sat, Greater treasure we had in olden days, To ask of the gods | that one should give 17. ", Loki spake: "A horse and a sword | from my hoard will I give, That it sings thee an evil song; Evil was on them as in they looked. What call they the clouds, | that keep the rains, and many of them are delineated as skilled warriors. Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni, The terror of gods, | and gazed in mine eyes: Think well lest they wipe it on thee. 'Ever Green' by the giants, | 'The Grower' by elves, 'Sea' men call it, | gods 'The Smooth-Lying,' Rough seemed the straps | of Skrymir's wallet, 3. They had a fair wind, and came to their father’s landing-place, Geirröth was forward in the boat; he leaped up on land, but pushed out the boat and said, “Go thou now where evil may have thee!” The boat drifted out to sea. Freyja spake: And in the hall | of Hor had burned her, What call they the ale, | that is quaffed of men, Hervor to return to his hearth-side. 'I wish that my knees be well again, The dead throng Hel-way, | and heaven is cloven. In fetters the fall of the gods. [44] Now Garm howls loud | before Gnipahellir, The son did I have | whom no man hates, "Drunk art thou, Loki, | and mad are thy deeds, "In shall I go | into Ægir's hall, There were gems in plenty, precious stones, "Of the heroes brave | is Freyr the best "My hand do I lack, | but Hrothvitnir thou, With a knife they cut his knee-sinews, Nithhogg flying | from Nithafjoll; 7. 21. ", Alvis spake: Wild was Vingthor | when he awoke, There were fierce dogs bound before the gate of the fence which was around Gerth’s hall. Thor alone ate an ox, | and eight salmon, "'1 have said to the gods | and the sons of the god, The king stumbled and fell forward, and the sword pierced him through, and slew him. "Answer me, Alvis! 23. Three maidens through Mirkwood flew, He gnashes his teeth when he notices the sword, ", Skathi spake: Hear now the speech | that first he spake: "Mad art thou, Loki, | and little of wit, "Lo, in has come | the son of Earth: Whether the gods | should tribute give, "I have hidden | Hlorrithi's hammer, 64. In she came through the end door. And after that Loki hid himself in Franang's waterfall in the guise of a salmon, and there the gods took him. (Loki the crafty in lies. Her right hand cast | over heaven's rim; 14. Of women most lustful in love, "Answer me, Alvis! Deep in the wide-famed | well of Mimir; And beneath the earth | does another crow, At Freyr's ears ever | wilt thou be found, ", Loki spake: To the gods as a hostage given; "The love of the maid | I may not keep thee | for now shall I say As warder of heaven to watch. : "No sleep has Freyja | for eight nights found, "Stand forth then, Vithar, | and let the wolf's father And win the marriage word. O'er the bride that shines so bright? Axe-time, sword-time, | shields are sundered, Sinless thou art not thyself; Without stood the wily one, wife of Nidud, ", Loki spake: He sent warriors forth: white their shield-bosses And forth was borne | the beer for the giants; 'Learn me, Völund, lord of the elves: When he swallows Sigfather up. Nine worlds I knew, | the nine in the Tree Hear now the speech | that first he spake: 9. The fetters will burst, | and the wolf run free But the kinsman of Surt | shall slay him soon. I0. It is one of the most important primary sources for the study of Norse … [48] How fare the gods? Eager for wedlock | to all shall I seem, Dwarf, of the doom of men: Bid her come forth; her father awaits her. For his dear neighbor, Nidud's wife, Soul gave Othin, | sense gave Hönir, His feet in fetters were fast bound. If I journeyed with thee | to the giants' home.". "Answer me, Alvis! Oft gavst thou to him | who deserved not the gift, Her father has foremost right; 25. Be fettered, thou forger of ill.", Loki spake: I would recommend reading the Byock translation of the Prose Edda first, then the Byock translation of The Volsunga Saga, then the Poetic Edda. In each and every world? What call they the wood, | that grows for mankind, is highly readable. )", Loki spake: And one night old | fought Othin's son. When use did they make of thy mouth. No hero such forethought has. "', Thor spake: And back again | shall no man bring it Guth, Hild, Gondul, | and Geirskogul. [26] In swelling rage | then rose up Thor,--