[Fedora]

Actually, the Völuspá describes a showdown between Thor and the Midgard's Serpent after Loki arranges the slaying of Balder, etc.--it's more than a stretch for this "study" to conveniently reduce the Völuspá to a volcano they happen to be researching.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Fedora.

It’s perhaps best known as Tolkien’s source of a bunch of names:

Durin
http://www.voluspa.org/voluspa6-10.htm

various other dwarves and guess who else?
http://www.voluspa.org/voluspa11-15.htm

Gimle (Gimli)
http://www.voluspa.org/voluspa61-66.htm