Performance of 'Völuspá' by Einar Selvik (Opening Lines)
Title
Performance of 'Völuspá' by Einar Selvik (Opening Lines)
Subject
Performance - poetry
Description
A performance of the opening lines of 'Völuspá' by musician Einar Selvik (of Wardruna) during the Old Norse Poetry in Performance (ONPIP) Conference at Somerville College, Oxford on Friday 24 June. A version of this song features in the 'Vikings' Series. More information about the band and their reworking of Eddic poetry can be found at http://wardruna.com/about/
Creator
Einar Selvik
Source
ONPIP
Publisher
The World-Tree Project
Date
24 June 2016
Contributor
Tom Birkett
Rights
(c) Einar Selvik
Relation
Format
MP4
Language
Old Norse
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2230
Coverage
Modern
Norway
Files
Citation
Einar Selvik, “Performance of 'Völuspá' by Einar Selvik (Opening Lines),” World-Tree Project, accessed July 14, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2230.
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Item Relations
| Item: Website of the Norwegian musical reconstruction project 'Wardruna' | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Demonstration of the bukkehorn (goat horn) by Einar Selvik in Somerville College | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Demonstration of a reconstructed horse-hair fiddle (Taglharpa) by Einar Selvik in Somerville College | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Demonstration of a reconstructed lyre and performance of skaldic poetry from 'Ragnars saga loðbrókar ok sona hans' by Einar Selvik | dcterms:relation | This Item |