![I was reading the poem Voluspa (The Prophecy of Ragnarök) from Jackson Crawford's translation of the Poetic Edda. This section caught my attention. Tolkien got some of his inspiration from the Norse I was reading the poem Voluspa (The Prophecy of Ragnarök) from Jackson Crawford's translation of the Poetic Edda. This section caught my attention. Tolkien got some of his inspiration from the Norse](https://i.redd.it/jl5j6fkuojv81.jpg)
I was reading the poem Voluspa (The Prophecy of Ragnarök) from Jackson Crawford's translation of the Poetic Edda. This section caught my attention. Tolkien got some of his inspiration from the Norse
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![Early Viking History: Voluspa Voluspa is the first poem contained in the Codex Regius manuscript of the Poetic Edda, written down around 1270 A.D. The. - ppt download Early Viking History: Voluspa Voluspa is the first poem contained in the Codex Regius manuscript of the Poetic Edda, written down around 1270 A.D. The. - ppt download](https://slideplayer.com/4512537/15/images/slide_1.jpg)
Early Viking History: Voluspa Voluspa is the first poem contained in the Codex Regius manuscript of the Poetic Edda, written down around 1270 A.D. The. - ppt download
![Völuspá - Norse and Germanic Lore site with Old Norse / English translations of the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda Völuspá - Norse and Germanic Lore site with Old Norse / English translations of the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda](http://www.voluspa.org/images/germanichistory/Tanumshede_2005_rock_carvings_5.jpg)
Völuspá - Norse and Germanic Lore site with Old Norse / English translations of the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda
![Some familiar names popping up in 'The Prose Edda.' It's weird reading something that inspired Tolkien himself. : r/lotr Some familiar names popping up in 'The Prose Edda.' It's weird reading something that inspired Tolkien himself. : r/lotr](https://external-preview.redd.it/z47gz-NqeTdIwEy-01o9TsVPWUpBA6BNWDw9MMpkmrw.jpg?auto=webp&s=cf1d82c27d620616abf498e92cb4c6d027673d28)
Some familiar names popping up in 'The Prose Edda.' It's weird reading something that inspired Tolkien himself. : r/lotr
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