Yggjar bál
‘of Yggr’s fire’ = SWORDS
Yggr’s fire → SWORDS
randa rǫðull
‘of shields’ sun’ = SWORDS
shields’ sun → SWORDS
eldr ulfvíns
‘of the fires of wolf-wine’ = SWORDS
wolf-wine → BLOOD
the fires of the BLOOD → SWORDS
tunga véttrima
‘tongues of hilts’ = SWORDS
tongues of hilts → SWORDS
svell folks
‘ice-sheets of battle’ = SWORDS
ice-sheets of battle → SWORDS
snarp*a eldr sárflóðs
‘the sharp fires of the wound-flood’ = SWORDS
the wound-flood → BLOOD
the sharp fires of the BLOOD → SWORDS
sáreldr
‘of wound-fires’ = SWORDS
wound-fires → SWORDS
eldr Mistar
‘of the fires of Mist’ = SWORDS
the fires of Mist → SWORDS
ljósa sáríss
‘bright wound-icicles’ = SWORDS
bright wound-icicles; → SWORDS
skóð skjaldar
‘of the shield’s dangerous tools’ = SWORDS
the shield’s dangerous tools → SWORDS
gyltar tunga hjalta
‘gilded tongues of hilts’ = SWORDS
gilded tongues of hilts → SWORDS
hǫrð hræskóð
‘hard corpse-harmers’ = SWORDS
hard corpse-harmers → SWORDS
fetilstingr
‘of sword-belt stabbers’ = SWORDS
sword-belt stabbers, → SWORDS
slíðrdúkaðar sigla samnagla
‘sheath-covered masts of the rivet’ = SWORDS
sheath-covered masts of the rivet → SWORDS
fetilstingr
‘of sword-belt stabbers’ = SWORDS
sword-belt stabbers. → SWORDS
eldr Yggs
‘the fires of Yggr’ = SWORDS
the fires of Yggr → SWORDS
bǫðvar* jǫkull
‘of the glaciers of battle’ = SWORDS
the glaciers of battle → SWORDS
hjalmsproti
‘with helmet-rods’ = SWORDS
with helmet-rods. → SWORDS
harðfótr hjalta
‘the hard feet of hilts’ = SWORDS
the hard feet of hilts → SWORDS
benjeldr
‘wound-fires’ = SWORDS
Wound-fires → SWORDS
benlax
‘wound-salmon’ = SWORDS
wound-salmon, → SWORDS
ár sunda sárs
‘the oars of the bays of the wound’ = SWORDS
the bays of the wound; → BLOOD
the oars of the BLOOD → SWORDS
báðar benskeið
‘both wound-ships’ = SWORDS
both wound-ships, → SWORDS
hjalmskóð
‘the helmet-destroyers’ = SWORDS
the helmet-destroyers → SWORDS
støkkvifúrr þeys hlífar
‘of scattering flames of the breeze of the shield’ = SWORDS
the breeze of the shield → BATTLE
scattering flames of the BATTLE → SWORDS
eldr Gǫndlar
‘of the fires of Gǫndul’ = SWORDS
the fires of Gǫndul → SWORDS
benteinn
‘the wound-twigs’ = SWORDS
The wound-twigs → SWORDS
brýndir brynpalmr
‘the sharpened mailcoat-palms’ = SWORDS
the sharpened mailcoat-palms → SWORDS
fúrr fleinbraks
‘of the fires of spear-crash’ = SWORDS
spear-crash → BATTLE
the fires of the BATTLE → SWORDS
naðr sóknar
‘adders of battle’ = SWORDS
adders of battle → SWORDS
fólkhamla
‘of war-rods’ = SWORDS
war-rods. → SWORDS
eldr Hlakkar
‘fires of Hlǫkk’ = SWORDS
Fires of Hlǫkk → SWORDS
glóð rimmu
‘embers of battle’ = SWORDS
embers of battle → SWORDS
laukr Mistar
‘of Mist’s leeks’ = SWORDS
Mist’s leeks → SWORDS
glóð styrjar
‘of embers of strife’ = SWORDS
embers of strife; → SWORDS
íss álmdrósar
‘icicles of the elm-bow-woman’ = SWORDS
the elm-bow-woman; → VALKYRIE
icicles of the VALKYRIE → SWORDS
fellir hræs
‘of the fellers of carrion’ = SWORDS
the fellers of carrion. → SWORDS
styrjǫkull
‘battle-glaciers’ = SWORDS
battle-glaciers → SWORDS
ár sára
‘of oars of wounds’ = SWORDS
oars of wounds → SWORDS
bensild
‘wound-herrings’ = SWORDS
wound-herrings → SWORDS
hjalmskóð
‘helmet-harmers’ = SWORDS
helmet-harmers → SWORDS
hǫrð reyr morðs
‘hard reeds of battle’ = SWORDS
hard reeds of battle → SWORDS
ár sára
‘oars of wounds’ = SWORDS
oars of wounds → SWORDS
ófolgin fullegg svell fetla
‘the unconcealed fully edged icicles of sword-belts’ = SWORDS
the unconcealed fully edged icicles of sword-belts → SWORDS
bryggja slíðra
‘bridges of scabbards’ = SWORDS
bridges of scabbards → SWORDS
snákr bráðar hauka bǫðvar
‘of the snakes of the meat of hawks of battle’ = SWORDS
hawks of battle → RAVENS/EAGLES
the meat of RAVENS/EAGLES → CORPSES
the snakes of CORPSES → SWORDS
snarpar tunga slíðrar
‘sharp tongues of the scabbard’ = SWORDS
Sharp tongues of the scabbard → SWORDS
rammslegin reyr rimmu
‘hard-hammered reeds of battle’ = SWORDS
Hard-hammered reeds of battle → SWORDS
hvassir benlaukr
‘sharp wound-leeks’ = SWORDS
sharp wound-leeks → SWORDS
ár bens
‘the oars of the wound’ = SWORDS
the oars of the wound. → SWORDS
undglóð
‘of wound-embers’ = SWORDS
wound-embers; → SWORDS
skjaldar linnr
‘of the snakes of the shield’ = SWORDS
the snakes of the shield, → SWORDS
Skǫglar eldr
‘of the fires of Skǫgul’ = SWORDS
the fires of Skǫgul → SWORDS
fúrr Fjǫlnis
‘of the fires of Fjǫlnir’ = SWORDS
the fires of Fjǫlnir → SWORDS
hræ*birtingr
‘of the corpse-trout’ = SWORDS
the corpse-trout → SWORDS
randormr
‘of shield-snakes’ = SWORDS
shield-snakes → SWORDS
reyr dreyra
‘reeds of gore’ = SWORDS
reeds of gore → SWORDS
hjalmeldr
‘with helmet-fires’ = SWORDS
with helmet-fires. → SWORDS
snarpar slíðrtunga
‘keen scabbard-tongues’ = SWORDS
keen scabbard-tongues → SWORDS
leiptr hildar
‘of the lightnings of battle’ = SWORDS
the lightnings of battle → SWORDS
benlogi
‘wound-flames’ = SWORDS
wound-flames. → SWORDS
‘gránir garmr slíðra
‘‘the grey dogs of scabbards’ = SWORDS
‘The grey dogs of scabbards → SWORDS
hjalmeldr
‘with helmet-fires’ = SWORDS
with helmet-fires. → SWORDS
fetilstingr
‘of sword-belt-stabbers’ = SWORDS
sword-belt-stabbers. → SWORDS
undlinnr
‘of wound-serpents’ = SWORDS
wound-serpents, → SWORDS
fúrr flein
‘of shaft-fires’ = SWORDS
shaft-fires → SWORDS
roðnum hneitiknífr hlífa hjaldrgoðs
‘the reddened cutting knives of the shelters of the battle-god’ = SWORDS
the battle-god → Óðinn
the shelters of ÓÐINN → SHIELDS
the reddened cutting knives of SHIELDS → SWORDS
skelfiknífr hlífar
‘frightening knives of the shield’ = SWORDS
frightening knives of the shield → SWORDS
slíðrlogi
‘of sheath-flames’ = SWORDS
sheath-flames. → SWORDS
seiðr þrimu
‘of the coalfish of battle’ = SWORDS
the coalfish of battle → SWORDS
reyr dreyra
‘the reeds of blood’ = SWORDS
the reeds of blood → SWORDS
fúrr Hildar
‘of the fires of Hildr’ = SWORDS
the fires of Hildr. → SWORDS
glóð Hlakkar
‘of the fires of Hlǫkk’ = SWORDS
the fires of Hlǫkk → SWORDS
sárlax
‘of the wound-salmon’ = SWORDS
the wound-salmon, → SWORDS
eiki fagrrǫðuls
‘the oak-trees of the beautiful disc’ = SWORDS
the oak-trees of the beautiful disc → SWORDS
bensigð
‘wound-sickles’ = SWORDS
wound-sickles → SWORDS
randgalkn
‘shield-monsters’ = SWORDS
shield-monsters → SWORDS
brandr ermvangs
‘of the fires of the sleeve-plain’ = SWORDS
the sleeve-plain, → ARM
the fires of the ARM → SWORDS
blóðormr
‘of blood-snakes’ = SWORDS
blood-snakes. → SWORDS
kind lǫgðis
‘the kindred of the stabber’ = SWORDS
the kindred of the stabber → SWORDS
vǫndr benja
‘the rods of wounds’ = SWORDS
the rods of wounds, → SWORDS
sárteinn
‘of wound-wands’ = SWORDS
wound-wands, → SWORDS
eldr Óðins
‘of Óðinn’s fires’ = SWORDS
Óðinn’s fires → SWORDS
gunneldr
‘of battle-fires’ = SWORDS
battle-fires → SWORDS
nautr kaldhamars
‘the gifts of the cold hammer’ = SWORDS
the gifts of the cold hammer → SWORDS
fránhvítinga rítar
‘glittering fish of the shield’ = SWORDS
glittering fish of the shield → SWORDS
gunneldr
‘of battle-flames’ = SWORDS
battle-flames → SWORDS
brynjumeiðir
‘of the byrnie-destroyers’ = SWORDS
the byrnie-destroyers → SWORDS
randar linnr
‘of the snakes of the shield’ = SWORDS
the snakes of the shield, → SWORDS
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