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The lyrics come from Grottasöngr ("Song of Grótti"), from the Poetic Edda. The chapter tells the story of the Danish king Fróði, during whose kingdom emperor Augustus imposed a period of peace, a.k.a. Pax Romana ("Peace of Rome"). During this time, Fróði was gifted a magic quern, which could grind anything, from gold to peace, but was so heavy it couldn't be moved by any. Fróði later bought two enslaved giantesses, whom he forced to work restlessly night and day, to grind him riches, peace and joy. The giantesses started to sing "Grottasöngr" while grinding and so, they ground and army led by the sea-king Mysing, who killed Fróði and brought Grótti and the giantesses with him on his ship.

Funny fact: the Old Norse for “maelstrom” is “kvernarauga”, which literally means “eye of the quern”, while the English word “maelstrom” comes from Dutch “maalen” (“to grind”) and “stroom” (“flow, stream”).

I know a transcription in runes of such a text doesn’t really have any reason to be, if not as a treat, but yeah…that’s just what it is, bear with me.

Any suggestion and/or observation is warmly welcome.

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