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Gigantean sons I see;
Sprung from such a source as thee.
Sprung from such a source as thee.
VOLVA.
Odin! I thy visit spurn,
Home in triumph now return!
Again no mortal shall presume
To call me from my silent tomb;
Till Lok indignant break his chain,
Twilight round[1] disastrous reign,
Odin! I thy visit spurn,
Home in triumph now return!
Again no mortal shall presume
To call me from my silent tomb;
Till Lok indignant break his chain,
Twilight round[1] disastrous reign,
- ↑ “Twilight round.”—The great twilight of the Gods, when the sun shall be darkened, the earth be overwhelmed in the sea, the stars fall from heaven, vapor mixed with fire arise, and heaven itself begin to flame. Then Odin attacks the wolf, and is devoured. At that instant, Vidar coming forward, rends the monster asunder. Thor fights with the great serpent of Midgard, and is killed. The dog Garmer attacks Tyr, and both die in the conflict. Lok and Heimdaller fight, and mutually kill each other. It is thus described in the Voluspa—“Heimdaller lifts up his crooked trumpet, and sounds it aloud. Odin consults the head of Mimer: the Ash is violently shaken and sends forth a groan: The giant bursts his irons. What is doing among the Gods? What