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Note to stanza1. 57. Bjarni byskup Kolbeinsson, Jómsvíkingadrápa, 1 [Vol. 1, 959] [6] bjór Yggjar ‘the beer of Yggr <= Óðinn> [POEM]’: The sense of bjórr could be more broadly ‘strong drink’; cf. Note to Mhkv 29/3III, where the kenning bjórr Yggjar is also found. The reference is to the myth of the mead of poetry (see Note to Eskál Vell 1 [All]; Frank 1981; Faulkes 1997; Finlay 2000). referencesFrank, Roberta. 1981. Snorri and the Mea… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Bjbp Jóms 1, n. 6 (SkP 1) Faulkes, Anthony. 1997. Poetical Inspira… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Bjbp Jóms 1, n. 6 (SkP 1) Finlay, Alison. 2000a. Pouring Óðinn’s M… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Bjbp Jóms 1, n. 6 (SkP 1) Anon Mhkv 29 ∙ is referred to in ∙ Bjbp Jóms 1, n. 6 (SkP 1) Eskál Vell 1 ∙ is referred to in ∙ Bjbp Jóms 1, n. 6 (SkP 1) |
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