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Was listening a bit to much at Finntroll the other night and got a burning urge to make a piece related to Norse Mythology, so here's a WIP of the Norse Cosmology.
The textpiece to the left is a transliteration into Younger Futhark of something I wrote myself in (a rough) "Äldre Nysvenska" (Old Modern Swedish?) (16th - 17th century). Which makes it incorrect in a way, but what the hell, I can understand what it reads unlike old swedish, however Im working on a translation into Old Norse, which would be the right language for the period!
It reads as follows in English:
In "Äldre Nysvenska":
(Probably some errors )
http://www.goos.se/Ragnarokkr.png
Edit: The names noted everywhere in the picture are in Old Norse
Link cus of size.
PS: I found the task of translation more enjoyable than the painting of the picture.
The textpiece to the left is a transliteration into Younger Futhark of something I wrote myself in (a rough) "Äldre Nysvenska" (Old Modern Swedish?) (16th - 17th century). Which makes it incorrect in a way, but what the hell, I can understand what it reads unlike old swedish, however Im working on a translation into Old Norse, which would be the right language for the period!
It reads as follows in English:
The cold of the great winter(Fimbulwinter) sleeps over the world of men (Manheimr).
In the third years dawn the Gjallarhorn thunders.
Yggdrasil shudders and groans.
Hrym sails from Jotunheim.
The Midgard Serpent(Jörmungandr) makes the seas surge with furious writhing.
The Giants(Jötnar) of the World of Fire(Muspellsheimr) will come.
The dwarves(Svartalfar/Dark Elves) will groan by the stone doors.
See the nightwolves swallow Moon(Mani) and Sun(Sol).
See the darkness and Bifröst fall.
Every man cowers, for Ragnarökkr has come.
In "Äldre Nysvenska":
(Probably some errors )
Fimbulvetr köld sofva ofvan Manheimr.
Í tride árs gryning dundra Gjallarhorn .
Yggdrasil ryso ok knaka.
Hrym í fraa Jotunheim segill.
Jörmungandr hafven svalla af ilskne kromning.
Jötnar af Muspellsheimr komma.
Svartalfar hvid stenport pina.
Se natta ulfr sluka Mani ok Sol.
Se mörkre ok Bifröst falla
Var man kvida ty Ragnarökkr aer kommen.
http://www.goos.se/Ragnarokkr.png
Edit: The names noted everywhere in the picture are in Old Norse
Link cus of size.
PS: I found the task of translation more enjoyable than the painting of the picture.