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Still stuck on Kamigami no Asobi: Balder is very clumsy and constantly falls over. However, nothing happens to him and even the forces of nature don't want to hurt him. This is clearly a reference to the Poetic Edda. Frigg makes all things swear not to harm Balder, except for a mistletoe branch, which Loki later uses to kill Balder. I'm curious to see if this will be picked up later in the series. #anime #神々の戯 #kamigaminoasobi #norsemythology #balder #loki #mistletoe #edda #poeticedda

A quotation from the Poetic Edda

Now do I see  
                    the earth anew
Rise all green  
                    from the waves again;
The cataracts fall,  
                    and the eagle flies,
And fish he catches  
                    beneath the cliffs.
 
[Sér hon upp koma
                    ǫðru sinni
jǫrð ór ægi,
                    iðjagrœna;
falla forsar,
                    flýgr ǫrn yfir,
sá er á fjalli
                    fiska veiðir.]

Poetic Edda (800-1100) Old Norse anonymous collection of poems
Völuspá [Prophecy of the Völva; Prophecy of the Seeress], st. 59 (AD 961) [tr. Bellows (1936)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/edda-poetic/80778/

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A quotation from the Poetic Edda

The sun turns black,  
                    earth sinks in the sea,
The hot stars down  
                    from heaven are whirled;
Fierce grows the steam  
                    and the life-feeding flame,
Till fire leaps high  
                    about heaven itself.
 
[Sól tér sortna,
                    sígr fold í mar,
hverfa af himni
                    heiðar stjǫrnur;
geisar eimi
                    við aldnara,
leikr hár hiti
                    við himin sjálfan.]

Poetic Edda (800-1100) Old Norse anonymous collection of poems
Völuspá [Prophecy of the Völva; Prophecy of the Seeress], st. 57 (AD 961) [tr. Bellows (1936)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/edda-poetic/80684/

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A quotation from the Poetic Edda

Brothers shall fight
          and fell each other,
And sisters’ sons
          shall kinship stain;
Hard is it on earth,
          with mighty whoredom;
Axe-time, sword-time,
          shields are sundered,
Wind-time, wolf-time,
          ere the world falls;
Nor ever shall
          each other spare.
          
[Brœðr munu berjask
          ok at bǫnum verða,
munu systrungar
          sifjum spilla;
hart er í heimi,
          hórdómr mikill;
skeggǫld, skálmǫld
          — skildir ru klofnir —
vindǫld, vargǫld,
          áðr verǫld steypisk;
mun engi maðr
          ǫðrum þyrma.]

Poetic Edda (800-1100) Old Norse anonymous collection of poems
Völuspá [Prophecy of the Völva; Prophecy of the Seeress] (AD 961) [tr. Bellows (1936); st. 45]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/edda-poetic/80217/

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It is almost time for my annual reading of the Hávamál, in honor of Odin, the Wise One and Allfather. I have done this every winter around the solstice for the past 8 years, and I learn something new on every read-through. 

I will start on the eve of December and read 8 stanzas per night until the Winter Solstice. If anyone wants to join me, I’ll be posting my take on them each evening under the hashtag #21NightsOfHavamal

#Pagan #Polytheism #Havamal #PoeticEdda #Heathen #NorsePagan #Odin

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Included are thirty-six texts, which are mostly preserved in #medieval #manuscripts, especially the thirteenth-century Icelandic codex traditionally known as the #CodexRegius of the Poetic Edda.

The accompanying translations, informed by the latest scholarship, are concisely annotated to make them as accessible as possible.

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While I edit #theartofgods, I get distracted. For instance, I am currently editing a version, a simplified version, of the #poeticedda for republishing as well. I would like to setup a store, of sorts on my book website to also sell versions of the Poetic Edda, which is one book that influenced my own story immensely.