Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning 38

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SnSt, Gylf ch. 38

Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning 38 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (SnSt, Gylf ch. 38)

Snorri Sturluson Gylfaginning

37 38 39

text and translation

The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

Þá mælti Gangleri: "Það segir þú að allir þeir menn er í
orustu hafa fallið frá upphafi heims eru nú komnir til Óðins
í Valhöll. Hvað hefur hann að fá þeim að vistum? Eg hugði að
þar skyldi vera allmikið fjölmenni."

Þá svarar Hár: "Satt er það er þú segir. Allmikið fjölmenni
er þar. En miklu fleira skal enn verða, og mun þó of lítið
þykja þá er úlfurinn kemur. En aldrei er svo mikill
mannfjöldi í Valhöll að eigi má þeim endast flesk galtar þess
er Sæhrímnir heitir. Hann er soðinn hvern dag og heill að
aftni. En þessi spurning er nú spyr þú þykir mér líkara að
fáir muni svo vísir vera að hér kunni satt af að segja.
Andhrímnir heitir steikarinn, en Eldhrímnir ketillinn. Svo er
hér sagt:

Andhrímnir lætur

í Eldhrímni

Sæhrímni soðinn,

fleska bast,

en það fáir vita

við hvað einherjar alast."

Þá mælti Gangleri: "Hvort hefur Óðinn það sama borðhald sem
einherjar?"

Hár segir: "Þá vist er á hans borði stendur gefur hann tveim
úlfum er hann á er svo heita: Geri og Freki. Og enga vist
þarf hann. Vín er honum bæði drykkur og matur. Svo segir hér:

Gera og Freka

seður gunntamiður

hróðigur Herjaföður,

en við vín eitt

vopngöfigur

Óðinn æ lifir.

Hrafnar tveir sitja á öxlum honum og segja í eyru honum öll
tíðindi þau er þeir sjá eða heyra. Þeir heita svo: Huginn og
Muninn. Þá sendir hann í dagan að fljúga um allan heim og
koma þeir aftur að dögurðarmáli. Þar af verður hann margra
tíðinda vís. Því kalla menn hann hrafnaguð, svo sem sagt er:

Huginn og Muninn

fljúga hverjan dag

jörmungrund yfir.

Óumk eg Hugin

að hann aftur né komi,

þó sjáumk eg meir um Munin."

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