28. Þrennar nivndir meyia, ——— Three times Nine maidens
þo reiþ ein fyr——————– but before them One
hvit vnd hialmi mer;————— bright maidens beneath helmet
marir hristvz, ——————– the mares shook themselves
stoþ af manom þeirra ————- and from their manes
da/gg i divpa dali,—————- dew fell into the valleys
hagl i hava viþo; —————– hail into the wide oceans
þaðan komr ——————– from them come all
meþ aldom ár, ——————- growth of time

Helgakviða Hiǫrvarðssonar st. 28 about valkyriur (Poetic Edda)

— Ladyofthe Labyrinth

Apr 5, 2012

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