The Voluspa Recited

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In September 2009 during Symbel at Midwest Thing in Minnesota, Mark Stinson of Jotun's Bane Kindred recited the Eddic Poem, the Voluspa from memory in fulfillment of an oath. Our ancestors had an oral story-telling tradition, and it is something worth reviving...

The music in the video was used with permission from Kari Tauring...please visit http://www.karitauring.com/ and purchase an album of her beautiful music.

A big thanks to Jason Grothe for shooting the video, and to my kindred for their encouragement.
  • Frank Schornagel, Verik Landru, Alisaheiðr Völvaróta and 36 others like this.
    • Fylfot Hammer Tribe HAIL THE GODS AND OUR FOLK. HAIL MARK STINSON!!!!!!!
      September 8, 2009 at 3:05am
    • Ross Sorensen HAIL to all
      September 8, 2009 at 3:09am
    • Jeffrey Vargo Hail to all!
      September 8, 2009 at 3:28am
    • David B Taggart well done
      September 8, 2009 at 3:51am
    • Harold Heuser beautiful
      September 8, 2009 at 5:37am
    • Rob Houston Very impressive
      September 8, 2009 at 8:08am
    • Ivar Joseffson very beatiful and powerfull. Hail Mark!! a Skald of ancient ages
      September 8, 2009 at 9:24am
    • Paul Peterson Damn, very impressive. Now for Hávamál in the original Old Icelandic!
      September 9, 2009 at 8:34pm
    • Temple of Our Heathen Gods I'll leave that to an Icelandic Speaker. LOL. I'm learning Balder's Dreams now...and I will tackle the Havamal (in English) eventually. :-)
      September 9, 2009 at 9:12pm
    • Kendall Richards Hail, you did our forefathers proud. Hail to the Skald of Now...Hail Odin!!!
      September 10, 2009 at 6:06am
    • Nicole Rodriquez Martin A truly great accomplishment! Hail the speaker, Hail the listener!
      September 10, 2009 at 7:06am
    • Rig Svenson Wel done Mark, verbal storytelling is indeed a lost art especially when the presenter puts his whole heart and mind into such a task. More should take up this charge.
      September 12, 2009 at 11:49am
    • Judy Floyd Absolutely beautiful! This is definitely a skill that needs to be brought back.
      September 15, 2009 at 2:25pm
    • Zachary Colgan well done very moving
      October 30, 2009 at 2:24pm
    • Lady-Lisa Eggleston-Helser Hails to the storyteller n knowlagegiver~ Awasome job of memory i will have tro say and i wish i could get a eve copy of all your vid you have up on page ~
      January 13, 2010 at 8:29pm
    • Temple of Our Heathen Gods I'd email them to you, Lisa...but I think all but one of them is too big. Hmmm...I gotta think about that...
      January 14, 2010 at 12:23am
    • John Edward Reynolds Hail! Mark, you well I lack better wording then this, have a voice and mind well meets the capabilities of one whom would seek to be a Skald aspires to match.
      October 24, 2011 at 4:03pm
    • Alisaheiðr Völvaróta great!
      October 24, 2011 at 4:07pm
    • Jean-Marc Charron Ladouceur I listened to it so many times. I totally enjoy it. Also a good reminder of oats and the work that goes into it.
      November 14, 2011 at 8:54am
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