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Norse · Voluspa 57 (Poetic Edda)

The stars fall at Ragnarok

EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
ReferenceVoluspa 57 (Poetic Edda)
Writtenc. 900–1100 CE
SetThe end
The sun turns black, earth sinks in the sea, The hot stars down from heaven are whirled.

Translation: Bellows, 1923 · About the translator

Read it literally

The last war between gods and giants ends with the sky falling. Then a new earth rises green from the sea.

What scholars say

Same manuscript.

Giants and hybrids From the sky Strange time

Quick answers about Voluspa 57

Where is Voluspa 57 found?

Voluspa 57 (Poetic Edda) (Norse). Translation quoted: Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda (1923).

When was Voluspa 57 written?

c. 900–1100 CE.

What do scholars say about Voluspa 57?

Same manuscript.

Sources

  1. Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda (1923)Primary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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