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English translations

The Elder or Poetic Edda has been translated numerous times, the earliest printed edition being that by Cottle 1797 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFCottle1797 (help), though some short sections had been translated as early as the 1670s. Some early translators relied on a Latin translation of the Edda, including Cottle.

Opinions differ on the best way to translate the text, on the use or rejection of archaic language, and the rendering of terms lacking a clear English analogue. Still, Cottle's 1797 translation is now considered very inaccurate.

A comparison of the second and third verses (lines 5–12) of the Vǫluspá is given below: