AI – ‘Yes, the Völuspá (Prophecy of the Seeress) describes a deluge as part of the destruction of the world during Ragnarök. 

• Ragnarök and the Flood: In the final battle, the Seeress describes how fire and flood overwhelm heaven and earth as the gods fight their enemies.
• Earth Sinks: The poem describes how the earth sinks into the sea/gulf (“múrrinn” or “sökkva í ginnunga”).
• The Rebirth: Following this destruction, the Völuspá describes a new, green world rising from the ocean. 

While the Völuspá depicts this apocalyptic flood, it is distinct from the earlier, separate creation myth where the blood of the giant Ymir flooded the world, which is found in other Eddic texts (like Vafþrúðnismál or Snorri’s Gylfaginning). …

The Völuspá (“Prophecy of the Seeress”) is the preeminent, 10th-century Old Norse poem from the Poetic Edda that chronicles the entire cosmos—from creation to the destructive Ragnarök and subsequent rebirth—as told by a völva (seeress) to Odin. It is a primary source for Norse mythology, detailing the gods, giants, and ultimate fate of the world. 

Key Aspects of the Völuspá

• Content and Narrative: The poem spans roughly 60 stanzas, covering the creation of the world, the Aesir-Vanir war, the death of Balder, and the apocalyptic battle of Ragnarök.
• The Völva (Seeress): The narrator is an ancient seeress (sometimes named Heiðr) whom Odin summons from the dead to reveal secrets of the past and future.
• Significance: It is the most important primary source for understanding Norse cosmology and myth.
• Context: While pagan in theme, it is believed to have been composed in Iceland around the year 1000, during the transition to Christianity, with potential Christian influences in its imagery.
• Sources: The poem is preserved in full within the Codex Regius and Hauksbók manuscripts, with significant sections quoted in Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda. 

The Völuspá is crucial for studying the fatalistic worldview of the Norse, as it depicts a universe doomed to end. …

The Völuspá (Prophecy of the Seeress) does not explicitly mention or describe the Azores Islands. It is an Old Norse poem from the Poetic Edda detailing the creation, destruction, and rebirth of the world. While some theories suggest the “Land of Fire” in Nordic myth could be interpreted as volcanic areas, there is no direct link to the Azores. Key points regarding the Völuspá and its imagery:

• Mythological Context: The poem focuses on Norse mythological locations, including the world tree Yggdrasil, the Nine Realms, and the final battle of Ragnarök.
• Volcanic Imagery: The apocalyptic, fiery, and watery descriptions of the end of the world in the poem are often thought to be inspired by the intense volcanic activity in Iceland, rather than the Azores.
• Interpretation: While some fringe theories may propose connections between mythic realms and real-world islands, mainstream scholarship does not identify the Azores within the Völuspá.’