Hermoðr á Helferð - Burzum

En pat er at segja fra Hermodi at hann reid niu naetr dokkva dala ok djupa sva at hann sa ekki fyrr en hann kom til arinnar Gjallar ok reid

a Gjallar bruna.

Hon er pokd lysigulli.

Modgudr er nenfd maer su er gaetir

bruarinna.

Hon spurdi hann at nafni eda aett ok sagdi at hinn fyrra dag ridu

um bruna fimm fylki drauda manna,

en eigi dyrn bruin minnr undir einum per ok eigi hefir pu lit daudra manna.

Hvi ridr pu her a Helveg?

'Hann svarar at ek skal rida til Helja at leita Baldrs.

Eda hvart hefir pu makkvat set Baldr a Helvegi?

'En hon sagdi at Baldr hafdi par ridit um Gjallar bru, en nidr ok nordr Liggr

Helvegr.

'Pa reid Hermodr par til er hann kom at Helgrindum.

Pa ste af hestinum ok gyrdi hann fast, steig upp ok keyrdi hann sporum.

En hestrinn hljop sva hart

ok yfir grindina at hann kom hvergi naer.

Pa reid Hermodr heim til hallarinar

ok steig af hesti, gekk inn I hollina.

But it is safe to say from Hermod that he rode nine nights in dark valleys and deep so that he did not see until he came to the river Gjallar and rode

a Gjallar bruna.

She is packed with light gold.

Modgudr er nenfd maer su er gaetir

the bridge.

She asked him his name or something and said that he had ridden the previous day

about the burning of five counties of ghosts,

but my door is not broken under one door, and you have no color of dead men.

Why are you riding here in Hell?

'He answers that I shall ride to Hell to look for Baldr.

Or where did you put Baldr in Hell?

'En hon sagdi at Baldr hafdi par ridit um Gjallar bru, en nidr ok nordr Liggr

Helvegr.

'Hermodr rode a couple to when he came to Helgrindur.

He got off the horse and fastened it, got up and drove the tracks.

But the horse ran so hard

and over the frame that he came nowhere near.

Then Hermodr rode home to the palace

and dismounted, went into the hall.