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Note to RvHbreiðm Hl 29III

[7] glymskúr geira ‘din-shower of spears [BATTLE]’: The kenning is hyper-determined because both glymr geira ‘din of spears’ and skúr geira ‘shower of spears’ are kennings for ‘battle’ (for such kennings, see Introduction to Sturl HrafnII). See also st. 30/7.

References

  1. Internal references
  2. Kari Ellen Gade 2009, ‘ Sturla Þórðarson, Hrafnsmál’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 727-45. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1397> (accessed 5 May 2024)

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