skˈɑːlɚɹ ˈændi ˈɔːɹtʃɚd nˈoʊts ðætðə sˈiːn ʌv ɹˈæɡnɑːɹɹˌɜːk hɐz ˈeɪ "kjˈʊɹɹiəs ˈɛkoʊ" ɪnðɪ aɪslˈændɪk ˈɛndʒˈɑːlz sˈɑːɡə, wˌɛɹ ðə hˈiəɹoʊ ɡˈʌnɑːɹ ɪz poːɹtɹˈeɪd æz sˈɪŋɪŋ dʒˈɔɪfəli wɪðˌɪn hɪz ˈoʊn bˈɛɹɪəl mˈaʊnd.
Scholar Andy Orchard notes that the scene of Ragnarök has a "curious echo" in the Icelandic Njáls saga, where the hero Gunnar is portrayed as singing joyfully within his own burial mound.