“The Comparative Vǫluspá” allows you to quickly compare English language public domain translations of the eddic poem “Vǫluspá”, the most influential and celebrated item in the Old Norse corpus and a major source for what we today call Norse mythology.

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Physical publication & ebook edition

An expanded version of this study is published by Hyldyr as a physical copy and as an ebook:

• Thorpe, Benjamin; Olive Bray; & Henry Adams Bellows. 2024. The Comparative Völuspá: The Viking Age Prophecy of Birth, Death, & Rebirth. Olympia: Hyldyr.

This edition features original art, commentary, and a comparative edition of Baldrs draumar. Read more about it here.