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Oct 8, 2026

First Book of Adam and Eve

First Book of Adam and Eve

Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson

Oct 8 · 3 Mentions

ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:11
That original, the mother manuscript, he thinks would naturally have been called the Book of or at Odie, which would be expressed in Icelandic either as Odabok or as Edda, following in the latter case accepted linguistic laws.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:27
Snorri's familiarity with the Elder or Poetic Edda is demonstrated by his frequent quotations from Voluspa, Havamal, Grimnismal, Vafthrudnismal, Alvinsmal or Alvismal, and Grottansungr.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:43
He knew Lokasenna as well, but confused three stanzas, apparently failing to remember the order in his original.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:51
One poem that he mentions is lacking in the Poetic Edda as we know it, Heimdallargaldr, the Song or Incantation of Heimdallr.

34 MINS LATER

ExpatriateNARRATOR
54:43
Then they took the glowing embers and sparks that burst forth and had been cast out of Muspelheim, and set them in the midst of the yawning void, in the heaven, both above and below, to illumine heaven and earth.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
54:56
They assigned places to all fires, to some in heaven, some wandered free under the heavens, nevertheless to these also they gave a place and shaped them courses.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:07
It is said in old songs that from these the days were reckoned, and the tale of years told, as is said in Voluspa.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:14
The sun knew not where she had housing, the moon knew not what might he had, the stars knew not where stood their places, thus was it ere the earth was fashioned.
The Pagan Temple Podcast

The Pagan Temple Podcast

The Price of Wisdom Odin at the Well of Mimir

Oct 8 · 2 Mentions

#133 US
MattHOST
2:39
There'll be more information at thepagantemple.com kind of about this, but let's k- let's just start with the sources themselves, because there's something important to clarify before we get into the actual myth or the story that we're gonna be t- talking about.
MattHOST
2:55
The primary sources we're going to be diving into are from the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, specifically the Völuspá and the Gylfaginning.
MattHOST
3:07
Before we tell this story, we need to be clear about something that causes a lot of confusion in a lot of the popular retellings.
MattHOST
3:15
There are two famous sacrifices associated with Odin.
MattHOST
3:50
This is the story we are telling today.
MattHOST
3:53
Odin gives up one eye in exchange for a drink from the well, which holds all the wisdom and memory of existence.
MattHOST
4:00
This story appears in the Völuspá, one of the oldest poems in the Poetic Edda, and it is referenced in the Gylfaginning that's in the Prose Edda.
MattHOST
4:12
The self-sacrifice or the self-hanging on the tree Yggdrasil, the world tree, where Odin hangs for nine nights, wounded by a spear, sacrificing himself to himself to gain the knowledge of the runes.

Unknown podcast

Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson

Sep 26 · 4 Mentions

ExpatriateNARRATOR
19:11
That original, the mother manuscript, he thinks would naturally have been called the Book of or at Oddi, which would be expressed in Icelandic either as Oddabok or as Edda, following in the latter case accepted linguistic laws.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
19:27
Snorri's familiarity with the Elder or Poetic Edda is demonstrated by his frequent quotations from Voluspa, Havamal, Grimnismal, Vafthrudnismal, Alvinsmal or Alvissmal, and Grottasongur.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
19:43
He knew Lokasenna as well, but confused three stanzas, apparently failing to remember the order in his original.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
19:50
One poem that he mentions is lacking in the Poetic Edda as we know it, Heimdallargaldr, the Song or Incantation of Heimdallr.

33 MINS LATER

ExpatriateNARRATOR
52:43
Then they took the glowing embers and sparks that burst forth and had been cast out of Muspelheim, and set them in the midst of the yawning void, in the heaven, both above and below, to illumine heaven and earth.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
52:56
They assigned places to all fires, to some in heaven, some wandered free under the heavens, nevertheless to these also they gave a place and shaped them courses.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
53:06
It is said in old songs that from these the days were reckoned, and the tale of years told, as is said in Voluspa.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
53:13
The sun knew not where she had housing, the moon knew not what might he had, the stars knew not where stood their places.

Unknown podcast

Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson

Sep 26 · 4 Mentions

speaker_3UNKNOWN
20:26
That original, the mother manuscript, he thinks would naturally have been called the Book of or at Od, which would be expressed in Icelandic either as Odabok or as Edda, following in the latter case accepted linguistic laws.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
20:42
Snorri's familiarity with the Elder or Poetic Edda is demonstrated by his frequent quotations from Voluspa, Havamal, Grimnismal, Vafthrudnismal, Alvinsmal or Alvismal, and Grotansungur.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
20:58
He knew Lokasenna as well, but confused three stanzas, apparently failing to remember the order in his original.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
21:06
One poem that he mentions is lacking in the Poetic Edda as we know it, Heimdallargaldr, the Song or Incantation of Heimdallr.

34 MINS LATER

speaker_3UNKNOWN
55:28
Then they took the glowing embers and sparks that burst forth and had been cast out of Muspelheim, and set them in the midst of a yawning void in the heaven, both above and below, to illumine heaven and earth.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
55:41
They assigned places to all fires, to some in heaven, some wandered free under the heavens, nevertheless to these also they gave a place and shaped them courses.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
55:52
It is said in old songs that from these the days were reckoned, and the tale of years told, as is said in Voluspa.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
55:59
The sun knew not where she had housing, the moon knew not what might he had, the stars knew not where stood their places.

Unknown podcast

Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson

Sep 25 · 3 Mentions

ExpatriateNARRATOR
18:56
That original, the mother manuscript, he thinks would naturally have been called the Book of or at Odie, which would be expressed in Icelandic either as Odabok or as Edda, following in the latter case accepted linguistic laws.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
19:12
Snorri's familiarity with the Elder or Poetic Edda is demonstrated by his frequent quotations from Voluspa, Havamal, Grimnismal, Vafthrudnismal, Alvinsmal or Alvismal, and Grottansungr.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
19:28
He knew Lokasena as well, but confused three stanzas, apparently failing to remember the order in his original.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
19:35
One poem that he mentions is lacking in the Poetic Edda as we know it, Heimdallargaldr, the song or incantation of Heimdallr.

33 MINS LATER

ExpatriateNARRATOR
52:28
Then they took the glowing embers and sparks that burst forth and had been cast out of Muspelheim, and set them in the midst of the yawning void, in the heaven, both above and below, to illumine heaven and earth.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
52:40
They assigned places to all fires, to some in heaven, some wandered free under the heavens, nevertheless to these also they gave a place and shaped them courses.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
52:51
It is said in old songs that from these the days were reckoned, and the tale of years told, as is said in Voluspa.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
52:58
The sun knew not where she had housing, the moon knew not what might he had, the stars knew not where stood their places.

Unknown podcast

Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson-Sæmund Sigfusson, Snorri Sturleson

Sep 23 · 7 Mentions

Becky CookNARRATOR
12:13
For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Becky Cook.
Becky CookNARRATOR
12:19
Introduction to the Voluspa As introductory to the Voluspa, the following description of a wandering Vala, or prophetess, may be thought both desirable and interesting.
Becky CookNARRATOR
12:30
We find them present at the birth of children when they seemed to represent the Norns.
Becky CookNARRATOR
12:34
They acquired their knowledge either by means of seid during the night while all others in the house were sleeping, and uttered their oracles in the morning.
Becky CookNARRATOR
15:14
All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.
Becky CookNARRATOR
15:17
For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Becky Cook.
Becky CookNARRATOR
15:23
The Voluspa.
Becky CookNARRATOR
15:24
The Vala's Prophecy.

Unknown podcast

Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson

Sep 17 · 7 Mentions

ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:41
That original, the mother manuscript, he thinks would naturally have been called the Book of or at Odi, which would be expressed in Icelandic either as Odabok or as Edda, following in the latter case accepted linguistic laws.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:57
Snorri's familiarity with the Elder or Poetic Edda is demonstrated by his frequent quotations from Voluspa, Havamal, Grimnismal, Vafthrudnismal, Alvinsmal, or Alvismal, and Grottansungur.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
21:12
He knew Lokasenna as well, but confused three stanzas, apparently failing to remember the order in his original.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
21:20
One poem that he mentions is lacking in the Poetic Edda as we know it, Heimdallargaldur, the song or incantation of Heimdallr.

34 MINS LATER

ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:13
Then they took the glowing embers and sparks that burst forth and had been cast out of Muspelheim, and set them in the midst of a yawning void in the heaven, both above and below, to illumine heaven and earth.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:26
They assigned places to all fires, to some in heaven, some wandered free under the heavens, nevertheless to these also they gave a place and shaped them courses.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:36
It is said in old songs that from these the days were reckoned, and the tale of years told, as is said in Voluspa.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:44
The sun knew not where she had housing, the moon knew not what might he had, the stars knew not where stood their places, thus was it ere the earth was fashioned.
Awaken Your Inner Wisdom with Cissi Williams

Awaken Your Inner Wisdom with Cissi Williams

A Shamanic Journey with Persephone and Hecate: A Sacred Descent into the Underworld

Sep 16 · 2 Mentions

Cissi WilliamsHOST
24:52
And they reveal to us how we can actually awaken that.
Cissi WilliamsHOST
24:55
And it is from the Norse Creation Myth, which is found in the Voluspa, which is the prophecy of the witch.
Cissi WilliamsHOST
25:02
And in this prophecy, in the Voluspa, you have this ancient, ancient witch.
Cissi WilliamsHOST
25:07
She's a Völva, which is that she practices Seidr, and Seidr is a Norse form of real feminine magic.
Cissi WilliamsHOST
25:15
It's incredibly powerful.

Unknown podcast

Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson

Sep 13 · 9 Mentions

ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:11
That original, the mother manuscript, he thinks would naturally have been called the Book of or at Óði, which would be expressed in Icelandic either as Óðabók or as Edda, following in the latter case accepted linguistic laws.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:27
Snorri's familiarity with the Elder or Poetic Edda is demonstrated by his frequent quotations from Völuspá, Hávamál, Grímnismál, Vafþrúðnismál, Alvíssmál, or Alvíssmál, and Grottasöngur.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:43
He knew Lokasenna as well, but confused three stanzas, apparently failing to remember the order in his original.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:51
One poem that he mentions is lacking in the Poetic Edda as we know it, Heimdallargaldr, the Song or Incantation of Heimdallr.

26 MINS LATER

ExpatriateNARRATOR
46:41
Then said Gangleri, What did he before heaven and earth were made? And Har answered, He was then with the rhyme giants.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
46:49
Four.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
46:50
Gangleri said, What was the beginning, or how began it, or what was before it? Har answered, As is told in Völuspá, Erst was the age when nothing was, nor sand nor sea, nor chilling stream waves.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
47:04
Earth was not found, nor ether heaven, a yawning gap, but grass was none.

Unknown podcast

Prose Edda (Brodeur Translation)-Snorri Sturleson

Sep 13 · 6 Mentions

ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:12
That original, the mother manuscript, he thinks would naturally have been called the Book of or at Odie, which would be expressed in Icelandic either as Odabok or as Edda, following in the latter case accepted linguistic laws.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:28
Snorri's familiarity with the Elder or Poetic Edda is demonstrated by his frequent quotations from Voluspa, Havamal, Grimnismal, Vafthrudnismal, Alvinsmal or Alvismal, and Grottansungr.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:43
He knew Lokasenna as well, but confused three stanzas, apparently failing to remember the order in his original.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
20:51
One poem that he mentions is lacking in the Poetic Edda as we know it, Heimdallargaldr, the song or incantation of Heimdallr.

34 MINS LATER

ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:14
Then they took the glowing embers and sparks that burst forth and had been cast out of Muspelheim, and set them in the midst of the yawning void in the heaven, both above and below, to illumine heaven and earth.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:27
They assigned places to all fires, to some in heaven, some wandered free under the heavens, nevertheless to these also they gave a place and shaped them courses.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:38
It is said in old songs that from these the days were reckoned, and the tale of years told, as is said in Voluspa.
ExpatriateNARRATOR
55:45
The sun knew not where she had housing, the moon knew not what might he had, the stars knew not where stood their places, thus was it ere the earth was fashioned.

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