Hænir Prophecy Slip

57 The Æsir find one another on Idavoll
and they converse about the mighty Earth-girdler,
and Fimbultyr’s ancient runes.

58 There will be found again in the grass
the wonderful golden chequers,
those which they possessed in the bygone days.

59 Without sowing the fields will grow,
all evil will be healed, Baldr will come;
Hod and Baldr will settle down in Hropt’s victory-homesteads,
the slaughter-gods are well—do you want to know more: and what?

60 Then Hænir will choose a wooden slip for prophecy,
and two brothers’ sons build a settlement
in the wide wind-realm—do you want to know more: and what?

61 A hall she sees standing, fairer than the sun,
thatched with gold, at Gimle;
there the noble fighting-bands will dwell
and enjoy the days of their lives in pleasure.

62 There comes the shadow-dark dragon flying,
the gleaming serpent, up from Dark-of-moon Hills;
Nidhogg flies over the plain, in his pinions
he carries corpses; now she will sink down.


- Poetic Edda, Voluspa