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Þul Ása I 1III/4 — Váli ‘Váli’

Burir ’ro Óðins         Baldr ok Meili,
Víðarr ok Nepr,         Váli, Áli,
Þórr ok Hildolfr,         Hermóðr, Sigi,
Skjǫldr, Yngvi-Freyr         ok Ítreksjóð,
Heimdallr, Sæmingr,         Hǫðr ok Bragi.

Burir Óðins ’ro Baldr ok Meili, Víðarr ok Nepr, Váli, Áli, Þórr ok Hildolfr, Hermóðr, Sigi, Skjǫldr, Yngvi-Freyr ok Ítreksjóð, Heimdallr, Sæmingr, Hǫðr ok Bragi.

Óðinn’s sons are Baldr and Meili, Víðarr and Nepr, Váli, Áli, Þórr and Hildólfr, Hermóðr, Sigi, Skjǫldr, Yngvi-Freyr and Ítrekr’s offspring, Heimdallr, Sæmingr, Hǫðr and Bragi.

readings

[4] Váli: ‘voli’ R,

notes

[4] Váli: A son of Óðinn and Rindr (see Þul Ásynja 2/2), born to avenge Baldr (Bdr 11/1-4, Hyndl 29/5-8). In Skm (SnE 1998, I, 19), Váli is called hefni-Ás Baldr<s> ‘Baldr’s avenging god’, dólg Haðar ok bana hans ‘enemy of Hǫðr and his slayer’ (see Hǫðr, l. 10 below). Váli is also one of the gods who will survive Ragnarǫk (see Vafþr 51/1-3 and Gylf, SnE 2005, 53, where his name is mentioned along with Víðarr, l. 3 above). See also the next name. In Gylf (SnE 2005, 49), Váli is the name of a son of Loki (see SnE 1998, II, 515-16).

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