The Viking Prophecy: Völuspá

 

Völuspá, or the Prophecy, is an ancient poem from Scandinavia about a vision from a seeress from this time, written in one of the greatest poems from this era.

 

It is a tale about the beginning and the end of the world, rise and fall of the gods, and the new beginning of a better world. The prophecy is a unique view on the way vikings viewed the world at the time. 

 

Völuspá is one of the most famous and beautiful poems from the Viking Age.

 

Name: The Viking Prophecy

Author: Bernard Scudder (translation)

Year: 2016

ISBN: 9781904945789

Publisher: Gudrun Publishing

Format: Paperback

Pages: 95

Weight: 155g (5.46oz)

LHW:  197 x 115 x 8 mm (7.75 x 4.5 x 0.3 inc)