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Note to Eskál Hardr 2III

[4] Hilditanns ‘of Hilditann (“War-tooth”)’: The reference is to Haraldr hilditǫnn Hrœreksson, a Danish king of legendary times (see Note to SnSt Lv 5/1, 4). His family is thus the line of Danish kings. The form is unusual, as the epithet is usually f. hilditǫnn. Masculine -tanns has certain parallels (e.g. Sigurðr sýr ‘Sow’ (f.) could be sýrr (m.) as well); and -tanns rather than ‑tannar is required by the metre.

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  2. Guðrún Nordal (forthcoming), ‘ Snorri Sturluson, Lausavísur’ in Guðrún Nordal (ed.), Poetry on Icelandic History. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 4. Turnhout: Brepols, p. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1378> (accessed 1 June 2024)

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