The bleak Fimbulwinter arrived Raging across the world With a fury that defied the memory of man Terrible wars where fought, the like had never been seen Men slew without a thought The ties of kinship were no more
Skoll and Hati, the ravenous wolves Arose and devoured the sun and the moon Darkness descended upon the earth And the stars fell from the skies Loud blows Heimdall the hornes in the air Odin quests the head of Mimir Now shakes the holy ash where it stands The ancient tree moans, Fenris breaks free
How are the Aesir? How are the Alves? Loud sounds Joutunheim Aesir comprise By the stonedoors dwarfs are moaning The mountains wise men Know you now or not?
With his shield at hand Hrym travels from the east The serpant is turning, enormous in rage
The serpant breaks the waves The eagle screams Nidhoggs tearing corpses Free comes Nagelfar
Loke leads the legions of the dead In holy war Against the justice made by Aesir