Voluspo - Nidingr

Of old was the age when Ymir lived

Sea nor cool waves nor sand there were

Earth had not been nor heaven above

But a yawning gap and grass nowhere

I remember yet the giants of Yore

Who gave me bread in the days gone by

Nine worlds i knew the nine in the tree

Hidden deep beneath the mold

Then sought the gods

Their assembly-seats

The holy ones

Then council held and names they gave

To the noon and twilight

Then Bur’s sons lifted the level land

Mithgarth the mighty there they made

Hearing i ask

From the holy races

From Heimdall’s sons

High and low