Which from the earth beyond the roof extends its branching top.
Not far from Valhall’s lofty gate, where Heimdal sentry stood,
Starkodder the vast bridge of heaven, the gorgeous Bifrost, view’d:
In its construction precious stones of various hue it blends,
And, rising in one single arch, o’er all the earth extends.
Over this bridge, when they descend to earth, the Asar ride
To sit as judges in the grove, by th’ ash Yggdrassil’s side:
This bridge is dangerous to pass, steep, narrow; but, like bees
Upon a wall, the gods contrive to hold on it with ease.
Southward appears a verdant grove, and there upon a height,