by Mathias Nordvig
with art by Rim Baudey

Völuspá is the best known poem of the Old Norse narrative known as the Poetic Edda. In the poem, the god Odin raises a highly respected witch-like figure from the dead so that she may provide him with wisdom and prophecy. The witch presents him with an overview of the cosmos, his fate, and a prediction of social collapse, environmental devastation, and the world-ending war of Ragnarok. She foresees that a green and renewed world will arise thereafter.

Accessibly translated by scholar Mathias Nordvig (University of Colorado Boulder) and intended to be read aloud among a group, this unique edition features gorgeous art by Rim Baudey and an introduction from scholar Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen (Nordic Animism). Edited by Joseph S. Hopkins.

This second edition of Völuspá: The Vision of the Witch newly features an original translation of the related eddic poem Baldrs draumar (“Baldr’s Dreams”), new art from Rim Baudey, and a variety of new supplementary items, such as a timeline of seeresses and a linguistic tree chart.

Published by Hyldyr (2023). These copies are from the second edition of 600 copies.

82-page paperback book with black-and-white illustrations throughout.