#voluspo

[branddmc]

"Eoh byþ utan unsmeþe treow, heard hrusan fæst, hyrde fyres, wyrtrumun underwreþyd, wyn on eþle."

Yew is a tree with rough bark, hard and fast in the earth, supported by its roots, a guardian of flame and a joy upon an estate.

- Old Anglo-Saxon rune poem

VOLUSPO, Stanza 19:

An ash I know, Yggdrasil its name,

With water white is the great tree wet;

Thence come the dews that fall in the dales,

Green by Urth's well does it ever grow.

[callmebliss]

I'm losing my mind because I thought of my YA author name before scrolling down and we're both B. M. Ash.... There can be only one...

Okay but before we battle to the death, consider this: co-writing together under our shared nom de plume

[norsesuggestions]

suggestion! giants giving you bread. nice.

[branddmc]

"Maðr er moldar auki;

mikil er græip á hauki"

Man is an augmentation of the dust;

great is the claw of the hawk

- Old Norse rune poem

VOLUSPO, Stanza 17, 18:

Then from the throng did three come forth,

From the home of the gods, the mighty and gracious;

Two without fate on the land they found,

Ask and Embla, empty of might.

Soul they had not, sense they had not,

Heat nor motion, nor goodly hue;

Soul gave Othin, sense gave Hönir,

Heat gave Lothur and goodly hue.

[norsesuggestions]

sometimes, the poems “voice” brag a bit in voluspa

voluspa is a long poem in the poetic edda. it describes a wide range of topics. basically, its a epic poem, about some of the corner stones of norse mythology.

well, here the voice of the poem (the “I” refernced several times), which is often interprented to be a religious leader of some sort (a völva), is pretty proud of The Skills They Have, And How Good They Are At Propecy. i must say, a very brave approach when you are in a dialogue with Odin, which this excerpt is about. but this völva, is chill, and not afraid of some god walking up to them!

28. Alone I sat | when the Old One sought me, The terror of gods, | and gazed in mine eyes: "What hast thou to ask? | why comest thou hither? Odin, I know | where thine eye is hidden."

29. I know where Odin's | eye is hidden, Deep in the wide-famed | well of Mimir; Mead from the pledge | of Odin each mom Does Mimir drink: | would you know yet more?

30. Necklaces had I | and rings from Heerfather, Wise was my speech | and my magic wisdom; .    .    .    .    .        .    .    .    .    . Widely I saw | over all the worlds.

from voluspo, poetic edda. link to translation used

[callmebliss]

voluspo replied to your post “I am borrowing secret agent lover man’s car for the day because he is...”

no don't read weetzie bat.. the character's names are literally the best part and you already have a secret agent lover man in your life

Duly noted!

[chillgamesh-the-swing]

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it’s past midnight and officially my bday im 23 fellas... had to rush to renew my drivers license which i was putting off cause i thought i might b able to get my name changed first, but that’s still pending lmao

[crazyaboutlefandoms]

If you’re not naming your children Eggther then what are you doing