9: Völuspá I Witch's Prophecy of Ragnarök Part 1

Lunar & Obsidian

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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