Völuspá – Part 1: The Creation
Backdrop illustrations for a symphonic concert, "Völuspá", composed by Icelandic award winning composer/producer Thorvaldur Bjarni Thorvaldsson. The symphony is composed based on the first and best known poem of the poetic Edda, Völuspá (Prophecy of the Völva (Seeress).
The backdrop depicts the poem's story which tells of the creation of the world and its coming end (ragnarök), related to the audience by a völva addressing Odin. The poem Völuspá is one of the most important primary sources for the study of Norse mythology.
Icelandic songstress, Valgerður Guðnadóttir, played the part of the Völva (Seeress).
The Völva and Odin with his two ravens, Huginn and Muninn. The Völva requests silence from "the sons of Heimdallr" (human beings) and asking Odin whether he wants her to recite ancient lore.
The Sun riding the horses Árvakur and Alsvinnur. The gods (Æsir) established order in the cosmos by finding places for the sun, the moon and the stars, thereby starting the cycle of day and night.
The gods created the dwarves, of whom Mótsognir and Durinn are the mightiest.
The Völva tells Odin about the three "maidens deep in knowledge" that reside at the Well of Urður (Urðarbrunnur / Well of fate). These three norns Urður, Verðandi and Skuld represent the past, future and present and rule the destiny of gods and men.
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