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{{ | '''''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''"{{fact}}. | ||
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 10–16: | |||
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10. Þar var Móðsognir mæztr of orðinn | |||
dverga allra, en Durinn annarr; | |||
þeir mannlíkun mörg of gerðu | |||
dvergar í jörðu, sem Durinn sagði. | |||
11. Nýi, Niði, Norðri, Suðri, | |||
Austri, Vestri, Alþjófr, Dvalinn, | |||
Nár ok Náinn Nípingr, Dáinn | |||
Bívurr, Bávurr, Bömburr, Nóri, | |||
Ánn ok Ánarr, Óinn, Mjöðvitnir. | |||
12. Veggr ok Gandalfr, Vindalfr, Þorinn, | |||
Þrár ok Þráinn, Þekkr, Litr ok Vitr, | |||
Nýr ok Nýráðr, nú hefi ek dverga, | |||
Reginn ok Ráðsviðr, rétt of talða. | |||
13. Fíli, Kíli, Fundinn, Náli, | |||
Hefti, Víli, Hannar, Svíurr, | |||
Billingr, Brúni, Bíldr ok Buri, | |||
Frár, Hornbori, Frægr ok Lóni, | |||
Aurvangr, Jari, Eikinskjaldi. | |||
14. Mál er dverga í Dvalins liði | |||
ljóna kindum til Lofars telja, | |||
þeir er sóttu frá salar steini | |||
Aurvanga sjöt til Jöruvalla. | |||
15. Þar var Draupnir ok Dolgþrasir, | |||
Hár, Haugspori, Hlévangr, Glóinn, | |||
Dóri, Óri Dúfr, Andvari | |||
Skirfir, Virfir, Skáfiðr, Ái. | |||
16. Alfr ok Yngvi, Eikinskjaldi, | |||
Fjalarr ok Frosti, Finnr ok Ginnarr; | |||
þat mun æ uppi meðan öld lifir, | |||
langniðja tal Lofars hafat. | |||
</poem>}} | |||
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10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made | |||
Of all the dwarfs, | and [[Durin]] next; | |||
Many a likeness | of men they made, | |||
The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said. | |||
11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri, | |||
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, [[Dwalin|Dvalin]], | |||
Nar and [[Nain]], | Niping, [[Dain]], | |||
[[Bifur]], [[Bofur]], | [[Bombur]], [[Nori]], | |||
An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir. | |||
12. Vigg and [[Gandalf]] | Vindalf, [[Thrain]], | |||
Thekk and [[Thorin]], | [[Thror]], Vit and Lit, | |||
Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told-- | |||
Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright. | |||
13. [[Fili]], [[Kili]], | [[Fundin]], Nali, | |||
Hepti, Vili, | Hannar, Sviur, | |||
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,) | |||
Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni, | |||
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi. | |||
14. The race of the dwarfs | in Dvalin's throng | |||
Down to Lofar | the list must I tell; | |||
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands | |||
: | They sought a home | in the fields of sand. | ||
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15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir, | |||
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, [[Gloin]], | |||
[[Dori]], [[Ori]], | Duf, Andvari, | |||
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai. | |||
16. Alf and Yngvi, | Eikinskjaldi, | |||
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar; | |||
So for all time | shall the tale be known, | |||
The list of all | the forbears of Lofar. | |||
</poem>}} | |||
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==Notes== | |||
<references group="note" /> | |||
{{references}} | |||
==External links== | |||
* [[wikipedia:Völuspá|Völuspá]] at Wikipedia. | |||
* [http://etext.old.no/Bugge/voluspa/ Völuspá] (Old Norse full text) | |||
* [http://cybersamurai.net/Mythology/nordic_gods/LegendsSagas/Edda/PoeticEdda/Voluspo.htm Völuspá] (English translation by Henry Adams Bellows) | |||
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Revision as of 10:22, 13 August 2010
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"[source?].
In particular 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").[1][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; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 25, (dated February 1938)