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woundedheartwithin · 2 years ago

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An ash I know stands, Yggdrasil by name, a high tree, drenched with bright white mud; from there come the dews that drop in the dales, it always stands green over Destiny’s well.

The Poetic Edda, Völuspá 19 Andy Orchard’s translation, 2011

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#god of war #god of war ragnarok #environment #stags of the four seasons #yggdrasil #virtual photography #my screenshots #bellow's translation remains my favorite of the open sourced translations #but i wanted to use a different translation than one i've already used #and i like the destiny's well bit #since this game is so focused on destiny #i'd love to one day do my own translation #fun fact you actually do not need to be fluent in a language to do a translation of text #you just need a good dictionary the source material and a lot of time and patience #i did lots of text translations in college #and my prof who does translations professionally said mine were better than his and he actually speaks the language #and i most certainly did not #so i bet i could do it #like i said i'd need time tho and i do not #anyway the great ash is very special to me

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