Athr veröld
Athr veröld steypisk
mun engi mathr öthrum thyrna
Knáttu vanir vígspá völlu sporna
Skildir ro klofnir
fyllisk fjörvi feigra manna
English translation:
'Ere the world
'Ere the world falls
nor ever shall men each other spare
And the field by the warlike Wanes was trodden
Shields are sundered
Drains the life-force of doomed men
Athr veröld steypisk
mun engi mathr öthrum thyrna
Knáttu vanir vígspá völlu sporna
Skildir ro klofnir
fyllisk fjörvi feigra manna
English translation:
'Ere the world
'Ere the world falls
nor ever shall men each other spare
And the field by the warlike Wanes was trodden
Shields are sundered
Drains the life-force of doomed men