The Poetic Edda on Ithavoll
The > Volume I > Introductory Note
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Ithavoll.
"7. At Ithavoll met | the mighty gods, Shrines and temples | they timbered high; Forges they set, | and they smithied ore, Tongs they wrought, | and tools they fashioned."
attestation: Ithavoll is characterized by power in the verse.
"7. At Ithavoll met | the mighty gods, Shrines and temples | they timbered high; Forges they set, | and they smithied ore, Tongs they wrought, | and tools they fashioned."
attestation: Ithavoll is characterized by power in the verse.
"60. The gods in Ithavoll | meet together, Of the terrible girdler | of earth they talk, And the mighty past | they call to mind, And the ancient runes | of the Ruler of Gods."
attestation: Ithavoll is characterized by terror in the verse.
"60. The gods in Ithavoll | meet together, Of the terrible girdler | of earth they talk, And the mighty past | they call to mind, And the ancient runes | of the Ruler of Gods."
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Ithavoll.
"60. The gods in Ithavoll | meet together, Of the terrible girdler | of earth they talk, And the mighty past | they call to mind, And the ancient runes | of the Ruler of Gods."
The > Volume I > Notes
- attestation: Ithavoll is the meeting-place of the gods, and the girdler of earth refers to Mithgarthsorm
"Ithavoll: cf. stanza 7 and note. The girdler of earth: Mithgarthsorm"