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<div>[[Image:Codex Regius - Voluspa.JPG|thumb|right|Völuspá in the 13th century ''[[wikipedia:Codex Regius|Codex Regius]]''.]]<br />
'''''Völuspá''''' ("Prophecy of the Seeress") is the first poem of the ''[[Poetic Edda]]'', a collection of [[Old Norse]] poems. [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was influenced greatly by the saga, and [[Christopher Tolkien]] even suggests that "''those Dwarf-names in The Hobbit provided the whole starting-point for the Mannish languages in Middle-earth''"<ref>{{PM|II}}, Commentary to §58</ref><ref>Charles B. Noad, "[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/book_reviews_01.html Review: The Peoples of Middle-earth (The History of Middle-earth XII)]" at Tolkiensociety.org. See section "Dwarvish and Mannish Related". Retrieved 30 August 2010.</ref><br />
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In particular almost all of the names of the [[dwarves]] of [[Middle-earth]], as well as [[Gandalf|Gandalf's]], are taken from a section of the Völuspá called the ''Dvergatal'' (the "Catalogue of Dwarves").<ref name="Letter25">{{L|25}}</ref><ref group="note">The ''Dvergatal'' is now considered a later interpolation, and is often omitted from newer editions of ''Völuspá''.</ref> The ''Dvergatal'' is contained in stanzas 10&ndash;16:<br />
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{| align=center<br />
|-<br />
| align=center | '''Original'''<br />
| align=center | '''Bellows translation'''<br />
|-<br />
| {{blockquote|<poem><br />
10. Þar var Móðsognir mæztr of orðinn<br />
dverga allra, en Durinn annarr;<br />
þeir mannlíkun mörg of gerðu<br />
dvergar í jörðu, sem Durinn sagði.<br />
<br />
11. Nýi, Niði, Norðri, Suðri,<br />
Austri, Vestri, Alþjófr, Dvalinn,<br />
Nár ok Náinn Nípingr, Dáinn<br />
Bívurr, Bávurr, Bömburr, Nóri,<br />
Ánn ok Ánarr, Óinn, Mjöðvitnir.<br />
<br />
12. Veggr ok Gandalfr, Vindalfr, Þorinn,<br />
Þrár ok Þráinn, Þekkr, Litr ok Vitr,<br />
Nýr ok Nýráðr, nú hefi ek dverga,<br />
Reginn ok Ráðsviðr, rétt of talða.<br />
<br />
13. Fíli, Kíli, Fundinn, Náli,<br />
Hefti, Víli, Hannar, Svíurr,<br />
Billingr, Brúni, Bíldr ok Buri,<br />
Frár, Hornbori, Frægr ok Lóni,<br />
Aurvangr, Jari, Eikinskjaldi.<br />
<br />
14. Mál er dverga í Dvalins liði<br />
ljóna kindum til Lofars telja,<br />
þeir er sóttu frá salar steini<br />
Aurvanga sjöt til Jöruvalla.<br />
<br />
15. Þar var Draupnir ok Dolgþrasir,<br />
Hár, Haugspori, Hlévangr, Glóinn,<br />
Dóri, Óri Dúfr, Andvari<br />
Skirfir, Virfir, Skáfiðr, Ái.<br />
<br />
16. Alfr ok Yngvi, Eikinskjaldi,<br />
Fjalarr ok Frosti, Finnr ok Ginnarr;<br />
þat mun æ uppi meðan öld lifir,<br />
langniðja tal Lofars hafat. <br />
</poem>}}<br />
| {{blockquote|<poem><br />
10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made<br />
Of all the dwarfs, | and [[Durin]] next;<br />
Many a likeness | of men they made,<br />
The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said.<br />
<br />
11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri,<br />
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, [[Dwalin|Dvalin]],<br />
[[Nár|Nar]] and [[Nain]], | Niping, [[Dain]],<br />
[[Bifur]], [[Bofur]], | [[Bombur]], [[Nori]],<br />
An and Onar, | [[Oi|Ai]], Mjothvitnir.<br />
<br />
12. Vigg and [[Gandalf]] | Vindalf, [[Thrain]],<br />
Thekk and [[Thorin]], | [[Thror]], Vit and Lit,<br />
Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told--<br />
Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright.<br />
<br />
13. [[Fíli|Fili]], [[Kíli|Kili]], | [[Fundin]], [[Náli|Nali]],<br />
Hepti, Vili, | [[Hannar]], Sviur,<br />
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,)<br />
[[Frar]], Hornbori, | Fræg and [[Loni]],<br />
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi.<br />
<br />
14. The race of the dwarfs | in [[Dwalin|Dvalin]]'s throng<br />
Down to [[Lofar]] | the list must I tell;<br />
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands<br />
They sought a home | in the fields of sand.<br />
<br />
15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir,<br />
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, [[Gloin]],<br />
[[Dori]], [[Ori]], | Duf, Andvari,<br />
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai.<br />
<br />
16. Alf and [[Ingwe|Yngvi]], | Eikinskjaldi,<br />
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar;<br />
So for all time | shall the tale be known,<br />
The list of all | the forbears of [[Lofar]].<br />
</poem>}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<references group="note" /><br />
{{references}}<br />
==External links==<br />
* [[wikipedia:Völuspá|Völuspá]] at Wikipedia.<br />
* [http://etext.old.no/Bugge/voluspa/ Völuspá] (Old Norse full text)<br />
* [http://cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/PoeticEdda/Voluspo.htm Völuspá] (English translation by Henry Adams Bellows)<br />
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<div>[[Image:Codex Regius - Voluspa.JPG|thumb|right|Völuspá in the 13th century ''[[wikipedia:Codex Regius|Codex Regius]]''.]]<br />
'''''Völuspá''''' ("Prophecy of the Seeress") is the first poem of the ''[[Poetic Edda]]'', a collection of [[Old Norse]] poems. [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was influenced greatly by the saga, and [[Christopher Tolkien]] even suggests that "''those Dwarf-names in The Hobbit provided the whole starting-point for the Mannish languages in Middle-earth''"<ref>{{PM|II}}, Commentary to §58</ref><ref>Charles B. Noad, "[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/book_reviews_01.html Review: The Peoples of Middle-earth (The History of Middle-earth XII)]" at Tolkiensociety.org. See section "Dwarvish and Mannish Related". Retrieved 30 August 2010.</ref><br />
<br />
In particular almost all of the names of the [[dwarves]] of [[Middle-earth]], as well as [[Gandalf|Gandalf's]], are taken from a section of the Völuspá called the ''Dvergatal'' (the "Catalogue of Dwarves").<ref name="Letter25">{{L|25}}</ref><ref group="note">The ''Dvergatal'' is now considered a later interpolation, and is often omitted from newer editions of ''Völuspá''.</ref> The ''Dvergatal'' is contained in stanzas 10&ndash;16:<br />
<br />
{| align=center<br />
|-<br />
| align=center | '''Original'''<br />
| align=center | '''Bellows translation'''<br />
|-<br />
| {{blockquote|<poem><br />
10. Þar var Móðsognir mæztr of orðinn<br />
dverga allra, en Durinn annarr;<br />
þeir mannlíkun mörg of gerðu<br />
dvergar í jörðu, sem Durinn sagði.<br />
<br />
11. Nýi, Niði, Norðri, Suðri,<br />
Austri, Vestri, Alþjófr, Dvalinn,<br />
Nár ok Náinn Nípingr, Dáinn<br />
Bívurr, Bávurr, Bömburr, Nóri,<br />
Ánn ok Ánarr, Óinn, Mjöðvitnir.<br />
<br />
12. Veggr ok Gandalfr, Vindalfr, Þorinn,<br />
Þrár ok Þráinn, Þekkr, Litr ok Vitr,<br />
Nýr ok Nýráðr, nú hefi ek dverga,<br />
Reginn ok Ráðsviðr, rétt of talða.<br />
<br />
13. Fíli, Kíli, Fundinn, Náli,<br />
Hefti, Víli, Hannar, Svíurr,<br />
Billingr, Brúni, Bíldr ok Buri,<br />
Frár, Hornbori, Frægr ok Lóni,<br />
Aurvangr, Jari, Eikinskjaldi.<br />
<br />
14. Mál er dverga í Dvalins liði<br />
ljóna kindum til Lofars telja,<br />
þeir er sóttu frá salar steini<br />
Aurvanga sjöt til Jöruvalla.<br />
<br />
15. Þar var Draupnir ok Dolgþrasir,<br />
Hár, Haugspori, Hlévangr, Glóinn,<br />
Dóri, Óri Dúfr, Andvari<br />
Skirfir, Virfir, Skáfiðr, Ái.<br />
<br />
16. Alfr ok Yngvi, Eikinskjaldi,<br />
Fjalarr ok Frosti, Finnr ok Ginnarr;<br />
þat mun æ uppi meðan öld lifir,<br />
langniðja tal Lofars hafat. <br />
</poem>}}<br />
| {{blockquote|<poem><br />
10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made<br />
Of all the dwarfs, | and [[Durin]] next;<br />
Many a likeness | of men they made,<br />
The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said.<br />
<br />
11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri,<br />
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, [[Dwalin|Dvalin]],<br />
[[Nár|Nar]] and [[Nain]], | Niping, [[Dain]],<br />
[[Bifur]], [[Bofur]], | [[Bombur]], [[Nori]],<br />
An and Onar, | [[Oi|Ai]], Mjothvitnir.<br />
<br />
12. Vigg and [[Gandalf]] | Vindalf, [[Thorin]],<br />
Thekk and [[Thrain]]| [[Thror]], Vit and Lit,<br />
Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told--<br />
Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright.<br />
<br />
13. [[Fíli|Fili]], [[Kíli|Kili]], | [[Fundin]], [[Náli|Nali]],<br />
Hepti, Vili, | [[Hannar]], Sviur,<br />
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,)<br />
[[Frar]], Hornbori, | Fræg and [[Loni]],<br />
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi.<br />
<br />
14. The race of the dwarfs | in [[Dwalin|Dvalin]]'s throng<br />
Down to [[Lofar]] | the list must I tell;<br />
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands<br />
They sought a home | in the fields of sand.<br />
<br />
15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir,<br />
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, [[Gloin]],<br />
[[Dori]], [[Ori]], | Duf, Andvari,<br />
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai.<br />
<br />
16. Alf and [[Ingwe|Yngvi]], | Eikinskjaldi,<br />
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar;<br />
So for all time | shall the tale be known,<br />
The list of all | the forbears of [[Lofar]].<br />
</poem>}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<references group="note" /><br />
{{references}}<br />
==External links==<br />
* [[wikipedia:Völuspá|Völuspá]] at Wikipedia.<br />
* [http://etext.old.no/Bugge/voluspa/ Völuspá] (Old Norse full text)<br />
* [http://cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/PoeticEdda/Voluspo.htm Völuspá] (English translation by Henry Adams Bellows)<br />
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