Geyr nú Garmur mjög     (Much now bays Garmur*)
fyr Gnipahelli,                 (before Gnipahellir**,)
festur mun slitna,            (fetters will break,)
en freki renna.                (and the beast run free.)
Fjöld veit hún fræða,       (Of much she*** knows,)
fram sé eg lengra           (ahead see I*** further)
um ragnarök                  (of ragnarök)
röm sigtÃva.                   (the fate of the war-gods.)
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* Garmur is the dog that guards Hel’s gate.
** It means ‘mountaintop cave’, and is thought to be the entrance to Hel.
*** As I mentioned before, our narrator likes to swap between first and third person. These both refer to herself.
The last occurrence of this verse! One could say it marks the end of a chapter of sorts, in Völuspá.Â
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