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And he^[1] who Bele slew
'Gainst Surt rides;
Then will Frigg's
Beloved husband^[2] fall.

Loud barks Garm
At Gnipa-cave;
The fetters are severed,
The wolf is set free,—
Vala knows the future.
More does she see
Of the victorious gods'
Terrible fall.

Then Vidar, the great son
Of Victory's father,
Goes forth to fight
With the ferocious beast;
With firm grasp his sword
In the giant-born monster's heart
Deep he plants,
And avenges his father.

Then the famous son^[3]
Of Hlodyn^[4] comes;
Odin's son comes
To fight with the serpent;
Midgard's ward^[5]
In wrath slays the serpent.
Nine paces away
Goes the son of Fjorgyn;
He totters, wounded
By the fierce serpent.
All men
Abandon the earth.

The sun darkens,
The earth sinks into the ocean:
The lucid stars
From heaven vanish;

1. Frey.
2. Odin.
3. Thor.
4. Another name for Frigg.
5. Defender.