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  1. 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

  2. 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/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #edda #poeticedda #oldnorse #creation #rebirth #myth

  3. 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/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #edda #poeticedda #apocalypse #conflagration #destruction #devastation #endoftheworld #ragnarok

  4. 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/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #edda #poeticedda #apocalypse #conflagration #destruction #devastation #endoftheworld #ragnarok

  5. 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/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #edda #poeticedda #apocalypse #conflagration #destruction #devastation #endoftheworld #ragnarok

  6. 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/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #edda #poeticedda #oldnorse #ragnarok #apocalypse #chaos #disaster #endoftheworld #violence #betrayal #warning

  7. 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/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #edda #poeticedda #oldnorse #ragnarok #apocalypse #chaos #disaster #endoftheworld #violence #betrayal #warning