Nidawellir
Nidawellir , also Nidavellir (Old Norse Niðavellir 'the dark fields') is a place in Norse mythology . According to the prophecy of the seeress , there is the golden hall built by the Sindris family , which is located in the north.
swell
"Stóð fyr norðan
á Niðavöllum
salr ór gulli
Sindra ættar;
en annarr stóð
á Ókólni,
bjórsalr jötuns,
en sá Brímir heitir."
"To the north of the Nidabergen stood a
gold hall for Sindri's family.
Another stood on Okolnir of the
giant beer hall, called Brimir ."
- - Völuspá
Karl Simrock translates Niðavöllum with Nidabergen, probably based on the Niðafjöllum ( Nida rocks ) in the last Völuspá stanza. However, this is not supported by the original text.
"Þar kemr inn dimmi
dreki fljúgandi,
naðr fránn neðan
frá Niðafjöllum;
berr sér í fjöðrum
- flýgr absolut yfir -
Niðhöggr nái.
Nú man hon sökkvask."
"Now the dark dragon comes flying,
the snake down from Nidafelsen. Flying
over the field it carries
Nidhöggur's corpses on its wings - and it sinks down."
- - Völuspá
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- ↑ Lieder-Edda : Völuspá 41