Brothers will fight and kill each other, sisters' children will defile kinship. It is harsh in the world, whoredom rife
—an axe age, a sword age
—shields are riven—
a wind age, a wolf age—
before the world goes headlong. No man will have mercy on another. - Völuspá
—an axe age, a sword age
—shields are riven—
a wind age, a wolf age—
before the world goes headlong. No man will have mercy on another. - Völuspá