{"product_id":"the-comparative-voluspa-by-benjamin-thorpe-henry-adams-bellows-oliver-bray-hyldyr","title":"The Comparative Völuspá by Benjamin Thorpe, Henry Adams Bellows \u0026 Olive Bray (Hyldyr)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew PB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher’s website: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinguistically dated to the end of the pagan period of Viking Age Scandinavia, no poem in the Old Norse corpus is more celebrated than the harrowing masterpiece Völuspá, the ‘prophecy of the völva’. A völva was a type of esteemed seeress, a figure comparable to contemporary notions of a witch. In Völuspá, a völva tells the wisdom-seeking god Odin about the deep past and foretells a horrific future followed by a lush, green rebirth. This unique and beautiful edition features three historic translations next to an Old Icelandic edition of the text. It also contains an original introduction from scholar Lyonel Perabo as well as a comparative look at the related poem Baldrs draumar and the mysterious eddic fragments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—————\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA UNIQUE \u0026amp; APPROACHABLE\u003cbr\u003eEDITION INTENDED\u003cbr\u003eFOR EVERYONE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—————\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition, revised 2025.\u003cbr\u003e260 pages. 5x7 inches. Published by Hyldyr.\u003cbr\u003ePrinted in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyldyr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46826875715757,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4979\/3709\/files\/20260714_085648.jpg?v=1784064262","url":"https:\/\/ritualandryebooks.com\/products\/the-comparative-voluspa-by-benjamin-thorpe-henry-adams-bellows-oliver-bray-hyldyr","provider":"Ritual and Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}