Then Othin rose, | the enchanter old, And the saddle he laid | on Sleipnir's back; Thence rode he down | to Niflhel deep, And the hound he met | that came from hell. Vestrsalir ("The Western Hall"): not else where mentioned in the poems. In any case, Baldrs Draumar presumably assumed its present form not later than the first half of the tenth century. ], His hands he shall wash not, | his hair he shall comb not, Till the slayer of Baldr | he brings to the flames. 11. Text from Wikisource, under a creative commons license. Modern scholars have suggested that the name was rooted in the proto Indo-European word bhel-, meaning “white.” Words for “white” were commonly used to describe Baldur and other Norse deities. The text of the two last lines is somewhat uncertain. It is preserved in various late paper manuscripts, with the title Vegtamskvitha (The Lay of Vegtam), which has been used by some editors. Later the gods were. Heaven: the word used includes all the upper worlds, in contrast to hell. VOLVA: I will now be silent.» By compulsion I have spoken; I have spoken. Below, I will present two versions of the poem side by side: the first is a translation of Baldrs draumar, showing what the text looks like without these lines. Together were the esir and Odin's son nor wise woman, On the other hand Baldrs draumar exploits exactly these 'disadvantages' to its own advantage. ", [14. Sleipnir: Othin's eight-legged horse, the son of Loki and the stallion Svathilfari; cf. raise on the pile.» Odin rides to Hel to investigate. In this instance he has unusual need to do so, for as the wise-woman belongs apparently to the race of the giants, she would be unwilling to answer a god's questions. "Vegtam my name, | I am Valtam's son; Speak thou of hell, | for of heaven I know: For whom are the benches | bright with rings, And the platforms gay | bedecked with gold? until Loki free the slayer be, Media in category "Baldrs draumar" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. I find 845 Google hits for that version and only 12 for "Dreams of Balder". Balder's adversary. I am Valtam's son. Concerning her son Vali, begotten by Othin for the express purpose of avenging Baldr's death, and his slaying of Hoth the day after his birth, cf. «Thou art no Volva, It has been suggested that Baldrs Draumar and the Voluspo may have been by the same author. Voluspo, 32 and 62, and notes. This time Odin replies with a riddle (the answer to the riddle is immediately after the quoted text) and says, “Cease not, seeress, till said thou hast: Baldrs draumar (Balders drøm) eller Vegtamskviða er et Edda-digt, der optræder i manuskriptet AM 748 I 4to.Det beskriver myten om Balders død, og er konsistent med Gylfaginning.. Balder har mareridt og Odin rider til Hel for at undersøge det. ], Till Loki wanders | loose from his bonds, And to the last strife | the destroyers come. ", Othin spake: 6. I will yet know Uprose Odin ODIN: all in a meeting. | I seek from thee All to know | that I fain would ask: Who shall vengeance win | for the evil work, Or bring to the flames | the slayer of Baldr?". ere he to the pile has borne Baldrs draumar (Baldr's dreams) or Vegtamskviða is an Eddic poem, contained in the manuscript AM 748 I 4to.It relates information on the myth of Baldr's death in a way consistent with Gylfaginning.. Baldr has been having nightmares. "Vegtam thou art not, | as erstwhile I thought; Othin thou art, | the enchanter old. Father of magic: Othin appears constantly as the god of magic. Baldrs Draumar is found only in the Arnamagnæan Codex, where it follows the Harbarthsljoth fragment. and mighty charms, PaganTroop! Then Othin rode | to the eastern door, There, he knew well, | was the wise-woman's grave; Magic he spoke | and mighty charms, Till spell-bound she rose, | and in death she spoke: [2. Enchanter: the meaning of the original word is most uncertain. as I before believed; ... the question is by contrast of great meaning and serves to overdetermine the text. Grundtvig, followed by, Edzardi, thinks a line has been lost between lines 3 and 4. 13. when one night old. I will yet know Lokasenna, 23, and Grimnismol, 44, and notes.
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