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Note to stanza1. 37. Sigvatr Þórðarson, 11. Erfidrápa Óláfs helga, 7 [Vol. 1, 673] [1] frák ‘I heard’: The skaldic convention of presenting material as hearsay has a precise meaning here. According to Snorri Sturluson (ÍF 27, 358) Sigvatr was criticised for not having been present at the battle. See also sts 15/7-8 and 27 below, Sigv Lv 23, Þorm Lv 20 and their Contexts. referencesÍF 26-8 = Bjarni Aðalbjarn… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Sigv ErfÓl 7, n. 1 (SkP 1) Snorri Sturluson ∙ is referred to in ∙ Sigv ErfÓl 7, n. 1 (SkP 1) Sigv Lv 23 ∙ is referred to in ∙ Sigv ErfÓl 7, n. 1 (SkP 1) Þorm Lv 20 ∙ is referred to in ∙ Sigv ErfÓl 7, n. 1 (SkP 1) |
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