[2] Geirskǫgul: Lit. ‘spear-Skǫgul’. The name is also mentioned in Vsp 30/8 and in Eyv Hák 12/2I. Judging from the latter poem, the names Geirskǫgul and Skǫgul (see st. 1/8 above) refer to the same valkyrie. While Skǫgul occurs frequently in kennings, Geirskǫgul is not found elsewhere.
References
- Internal references
- R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson, Hákonarmál 12’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 186.
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