9: Völuspá I Witch's Prophecy of Ragnarök Part 1
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In this episode, I cover the first 30 stanzas within Völuspá - Witch's Prophecy of Ragnarök. I shed light on:
- What a seidr/völva is
- Who Heimdallr is
- Who Oðinn the Necromancer is (the god of many names)
- A note about the witch raised from the dead
- The difference between the Æsir and Vanir gods
- A breakdown of nine realms in the Norse cosmos A breakdown of nine realms in the Norse cosmos (Múspelheimr, Ásgardr, Vanaheimr, Álfheimr, Jötunheimr, Miðgarðr, Niðavellir, Svartálfheimr & Helheimr/Niflheimr)
- What the halls Valhalla and Folkvangr are
- What the gigantic sacred ash tree Yggdrasil is
- Who Ymir the Jötunn (Giant) is and his tie to the beginning of the Norse cosmos
- What Ginnungagap is
- Who Sól and Máni is
- What/Where Ithavoll in Ásgard is
- The creation of dwarves and all their difficult names to pronounce
- The inspiration of J.R.R. Tokien's names from Norse mythology
- Who Odin's brothers, Hœnir and Loth (Leiðr) are
- Who Ask and Embla on Midgardr are
- Where/What Urth's Well is
- Who the three wise Norns are
- Who Gullveig the Vanir goddess is
- The first war between the Asgardians and Vanir gods
- Who Thor (Þórr) is
- Oðinn's sacrifice and fate
- The prophecy of Ragnarök
- Intro into who the Valkyries are and them prepping for battle
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