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'''''Völuspá''''' ("Prophecy of the Seeress") is the first poem of the ''[[Poetic Edda]]'', a collection of [[Old Norse]] poems. It is preserved whole in two manuscripts, the Codex Regius and the Hauksbók, and partially in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was influenced greatly by the saga, most obviously in the fact that most of the names of his Dwarves were drawn from it. [[Christopher Tolkien]] 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> | |||
'''''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, | |||
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 10–16: | |||
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11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri, | 11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri, | ||
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, [[Dwalin|Dvalin]], | Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, [[Dwalin|Dvalin]], | ||
Nar and [[Nain]], | Niping, [[Dain]], | [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nar]] and [[Náin (disambiguation)|Nain]], | Niping, [[Dáin (disambiguation)|Dain]], | ||
[[Bifur]], [[Bofur]], | [[Bombur]], [[Nori]], | [[Bifur]], [[Bofur]], | [[Bombur]], [[Nori]], | ||
An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir. | An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir. | ||
12. Vigg and [[Gandalf]] | Vindalf, [[Thrain]], | 12. Vigg and [[Gandalf]] | Vindalf, [[Thráin (disambiguation)|Thrain]], | ||
Thekk and [[ | Thekk and [[Thorin]], | [[Thrór|Thror]], Vit and Lit, | ||
Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told-- | Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told-- | ||
Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright. | Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright. | ||
13. [[Fili]], [[Kili]], | [[Fundin]], Nali, | 13. [[Fíli|Fili]], [[Kíli|Kili]], | [[Fundin]], [[Náli|Nali]], | ||
Hepti, Vili, | Hannar, Sviur, | Hepti, Vili, | [[Hannar]], Sviur, | ||
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,) | (Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,) | ||
Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni, | [[Frar]], Hornbori, | Fræg and [[Loni]], | ||
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi. | Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi. | ||
14. The race of the dwarfs | in Dvalin's throng | 14. The race of the dwarfs | in [[Dwalin|Dvalin]]'s throng | ||
Down to Lofar | the list must I tell; | Down to [[Lofar]] | the list must I tell; | ||
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands | The rocks they left, | and through wet lands | ||
They sought a home | in the fields of sand. | They sought a home | in the fields of sand. | ||
15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir, | 15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir, | ||
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, [[Gloin]], | Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, [[Glóin|Gloin]], | ||
[[Dori]], [[Ori]], | Duf, Andvari, | [[Dori]], [[Ori]], | Duf, Andvari, | ||
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai. | Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai. | ||
16. Alf and Yngvi, | Eikinskjaldi, | 16. Alf and [[Ingwe|Yngvi]], | Eikinskjaldi, | ||
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar; | Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar; | ||
So for all time | shall the tale be known, | So for all time | shall the tale be known, | ||
The list of all | the forbears of Lofar. | The list of all | the forbears of [[Lofar]]. | ||
</poem>}} | </poem>}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [[wikipedia:Völuspá|Völuspá]] at Wikipedia. | * [[wikipedia:Völuspá|Völuspá]] at Wikipedia. | ||
*[http://www.jrrvf.com/~glaemscrafu/texts/dvergatal-a.htm Dvergatal] in [[Glǽmscrafu]] (Text, translation and sound sample) | |||
* [http://etext.old.no/Bugge/voluspa/ Völuspá] (Old Norse full text) | * [http://etext.old.no/Bugge/voluspa/ Völuspá] (Old Norse full text) | ||
* [http:// | * [http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe03.htm Völuspá] (English translation by Henry Adams Bellows) | ||
[[Category:Poems]] | [[Category:Poems]] |
Revision as of 11:32, 19 June 2015
Völuspá ("Prophecy of the Seeress") is the first poem of the Poetic Edda, a collection of Old Norse poems. It is preserved whole in two manuscripts, the Codex Regius and the Hauksbók, and partially in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. J.R.R. Tolkien was influenced greatly by the saga, most obviously in the fact that most of the names of his Dwarves were drawn from it. Christopher Tolkien suggests that "those Dwarf-names in The Hobbit provided the whole starting-point for the Mannish languages in Middle-earth."[1][2]
Almost all of the names of the Dwarves of Middle-earth, as well as Gandalf's, are taken from a section of the Völuspá called the Dvergatal (the "Catalogue of Dwarves").[3][note 1] The Dvergatal is contained in stanzas 10–16:
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Notes
- ↑ The Dvergatal is now considered a later interpolation, and is often omitted from newer editions of Völuspá.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "II. The Appendix on Languages", Commentary to §58
- ↑ Charles B. Noad, "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.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 25, (dated February 1938)
External links
- Völuspá at Wikipedia.
- Dvergatal in Glǽmscrafu (Text, translation and sound sample)
- Völuspá (Old Norse full text)
- Völuspá (English translation by Henry Adams Bellows)