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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to RvHbreiðm Hl 6III

[2] menn Atla ‘Atli’s men’: This is Atli Buðlason, the brother-in-law of Hǫgni and Gunnarr (see Note to [All] in the previous stanza). Atli is the Old Norse name for Attila (MHG Etzel), king of the Huns (d. 453; see also Am, Akv, Vǫls and Þiðr).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Vǫls = Vǫlsunga saga.
  3. Þiðr = Þiðreks saga af Bern.
  4. Internal references
  5. Not published: do not cite ()
  6. Not published: do not cite ()

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