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 Mode and Magne Vingner's Mjolner shall have When the fight is ended.

In a place called Hodmimer's-holt are concealed two persons during Surt's fire, called Lif and Lifthraser. They feed on the morning dew. From these so numerous a race is descended that they fill the whole world with people, as is here said:

Lif and Lifthraser Will lie hid In Hodmimer's-holt. The morning dew They have for food. From them are the races descended.

But what will seem wonderful to you is that the sun has brought forth a daughter not less fair than herself, and she rides in the heavenly course of her mother, as is here said:

A daughter Is born of the sun Ere Fenrer takes her. In her mother's course When the gods are dead This maid shall ride.

And if you now can ask more questions, said Har to Ganglere, I know not whence that power came to you. I have never heard any one tell