Three expert translations provide varied linguistic insights for readers
Includes original commentary to deepen thematic and historical understanding
Supplemental materials offer context and background on the poem's significance
Hardcover edition ensures durability for collectors and frequent use
Focus on the Völuspá's role in Viking Age Scandinavian and Old Norse culture
Summarized by Shop
Originating in Viking Age Scandinavia but containing elements of much earlier origin, no poem in the Old Norse corpus is more celebrated than the harrowing masterpiece Völuspá, the 'prophecy of the völva', a type of seeress esteemed in the pagan period comparable to contemporary notions of a witch. In the poem, the wise warleader and hea
