sótt Jalfaðar
‘with the illness of Jǫlfuðr’ = SPEAR
with the illness of Jǫlfuðr → SPEAR
hamla vígs
‘of the staff of battle’ = SPEAR
the staff of battle → SPEAR
blóðormr
‘of the blood-snake’ = SPEAR
the blood-snake → SPEAR
grár regnbogi Hnikars
‘the grey rainbow of Hnikarr’ = SPEAR
The grey rainbow of Hnikarr → SPEAR
it bezta blóðkerti
‘the best blood-candle’ = SPEAR
the best blood-candle, → SPEAR
it dýra reyr dylgju
‘the precious reed of enmity’ = SPEAR
the precious reed of enmity → SPEAR
sárþísl
‘of the wound-pole’ = SPEAR
the wound-pole. → SPEAR
hlymþél
‘the din-file’ = SPEAR
The din-file → SPEAR
digr bifþorn Sýrar sárlaxa
‘the thick shaking thorn of the Sýr of the wound-salmon’ = SPEAR
the wound-salmon, → SWORDS
the Sýr of SWORDS → VALKYRIE
the thick shaking thorn of the VALKYRIE → SPEAR
hræsild
‘of the corpse-herring’ = SPEAR
the corpse-herring. → SPEAR
flugdreki sára
‘the flying dragon of wounds’ = SPEAR
The flying dragon of wounds → SPEAR
vǫndr Viðris
‘the staff of Viðrir’ = SPEAR
the staff of Viðrir → SPEAR
Viðris vendill
‘of Viðrir’s rod’ = SPEAR
Viðrir’s rod → SPEAR
hildarbǫrrum hjarri hrælœkjar
‘with the battle-ready hinge of the corpse-brook’ = SPEAR
the corpse-brook. → BLOOD
with the battle-ready hinge of the BLOOD → SPEAR
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