Towards Ragnarok - Wende

Odin speaks with Mim’s head.

The ash Yggdrasil shakes as it stands,

The ancient tree groans and the giant gets free.

What is it with the Aesir?

What is it with the Elves?

All giantland resounds.

The Aesir are in council

Dwarves groan before rock doorways

Frequenters of rock — walls.

Know you yet of what?

Hyrm drives from the east

Holding his shield before him,

Iormungand writhes in giant rage

The serpent churns the waves

The eagles screech with joy

Darkly pale, it tears corpses

Naglfar is loose bark sails from the east

Across the sea will come Muspell’s troops with Loki at the helm

All that monstrous brood

Are there with the wolf

In company with them is Byleist’s brother.

Surt travels from the south

With the stick destroyer (fire)

Shines from his sword the sun

Of the gods of the slain rock cliffs crash

And troll-wives are abroad

Heroes tread the road of Hel

And heaven splits then Hlin’s second sorrow

Comes to pass

As Odin goes to fight the wolf

And Beli’s bright slayer against Surt

There shall fall Frigg’s delight Odin’s son goes to fight the wolf

Vidar on his way

Against the slaughterous beast

With his hand he lets his blade pierce

The son of Hverdungs heart

So his father is avenged goes the great son of Hlodyn

Dying to the serpent who shrinks from no shame

And all the heroes shall then leave the world

When Midgard’s protector strikes his wrath!

The sun will go dark

Earth sink in the sea

From heaven tanish bright stars Steam surges

And life’s fires flame

Flickers against the very sky.