File:Völundarkviða, from the Poetic Edda, read in Old Norse

An Old Norse language reading of the Völundarkviða, from the Poetic Edda. The Viking language brought to life. An ancient Norse poem spoken aloud.

Also known in English as Volundarkvitha and Anglicized in various other ways, the Lay of Volund (known in English sources as Wayland the Smith) is high Germanic poetry, woven with mystery and violence.

Elven smiths, swan valkyries, horror and vengeance...what more could you want out of Norse myth?

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