by johnnydeep » Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:28 pm
From the arctic henge link comes the fact that the stones in arctic henge (68 or 72 - I'm not sure) represent the Dwarfs mentioned in the Völuspá, the first poem of the Poetic Edda (I count 77 names from the text below). And it turns out that most of the Dwarf names from Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books come from that same poem! See
https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/V%C3%B6lusp%C3%A1
Almost all of the names of the Dwarves of Middle-earth, as well as Gandalf's, are taken from a section of the Völuspá called the Dvergatal (the "Catalogue of Dwarves").[3][note 1] The Dvergatal is contained in stanzas 10–16:
Bellows translation
10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made
Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next;
Many a likeness | of men they made,
The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said.
11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri,
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, Dvalin,
Nar and Nain, | Niping, Dain,
Bifur, Bofur, | Bombur, Nori,
An and Onar, | Óin, Mjothvitnir.
12. Vigg and Gandalf | Vindalf, Thorin,
Thror and Thrain | Thekk, Lit and Vit,
Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told--
Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright.
13. Fili, Kili, | Fundin, Nali,
Hepti, Vili, | Hannar, Sviur,
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,)
Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni,
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi. [note 2]
14. The race of the dwarfs | in Dvalin's throng
Down to Lofar | the list must I tell;
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands
They sought a home | in the fields of sand.
15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir,
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, Gloin,
Dori, Ori, | Duf, Andvari,
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai.
16. Alf and Yngvi, | Eikinskjaldi,
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar;
So for all time | shall the tale be known,
The list of all | the forbears of Lofar.
From the arctic henge link comes the fact that the stones in arctic henge (68 or 72 - I'm not sure) represent the Dwarfs mentioned in the Völuspá, the first poem of the Poetic Edda (I count 77 names from the text below). And it turns out that most of the Dwarf names from Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books come from that same poem! See https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/V%C3%B6lusp%C3%A1
[quote]Almost all of the names of the Dwarves of Middle-earth, as well as Gandalf's, are taken from a section of the Völuspá called the Dvergatal (the "Catalogue of Dwarves").[3][note 1] The Dvergatal is contained in stanzas 10–16:
[size=150][b]Bellows translation[/b][/size]
10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made
Of all the dwarfs, | and [i]Durin [/i]next;
Many a likeness | of men they made,
The dwarfs in the earth, | as [i]Durin [/i]said.
11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri,
Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, Dvalin,
[i]Nar [/i]and [i]Nain[/i], | Niping, [i]Dain[/i],
[i]Bifur[/i], [i]Bofur[/i], | [i]Bombur[/i], [i]Nori[/i],
An and Onar, | Óin, Mjothvitnir.
12. Vigg and [i][b]Gandalf [/b][/i]| Vindalf, [i]Thorin[/i],
[i]Thror [/i]and [i]Thrain [/i]| Thekk, Lit and Vit,
Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told--
Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright.
13. [i]Fili[/i], [i]Kili[/i], | [i]Fundin[/i], [i]Nali[/i],
Hepti, Vili, | [i]Hannar[/i], Sviur,
(Billing, Bruni, | Bildr and Buri,)
[i]Frar[/i], Hornbori, | Fræg and [i]Loni[/i],
Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi. [note 2]
14. The race of the dwarfs | in [i]Dvalin's[/i] throng
Down to Lofar | the list must I tell;
The rocks they left, | and through wet lands
They sought a home | in the fields of sand.
15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir,
Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, [i]Gloin[/i],
[i]Dori[/i], [i]Ori[/i], | Duf, Andvari,
Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai.
16. Alf and Yngvi, | Eikinskjaldi,
Fjalar and Frosti, | Finn and Ginnar;
So for all time | shall the tale be known,
The list of all | the forbears of [i]Lofar[/i].[/quote]