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Note to Þul Sækonunga 5III

[4] Gjúki, Buðli: Gjúki is the Burgundian king (OHG Gibicho) from the legendary family of the Niflungar, the father of Guðrún, Gunnarr and Hǫgni. Buðli is the king of the Huns (OHG Bodilo), father of Atli and Brynhildr, although there are other legendary kings of this name (cf. Flat 1860-8, I, 25). Both names occur in kennings. Like some other heroes listed in this þula none of these legendary figures are explicitly known as ‘sea-kings’ proper (see Introduction above), although the name Buðli occurs once as a base-word in such an environment, in Þfagr Sveinn 3/3II á slóðir Buðla ‘onto Buðli’s <sea-king’s> trails [SEA]’ (see Note there).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Flat 1860-8 = Gudbrand Vigfusson [Guðbrandur Vigfússon] and C. R. Unger, eds. 1860-8. Flateyjarbók. En samling af norske konge-sagaer med indskudte mindre fortællinger om begivenheder i og udenfor Norge samt annaler. 3 vols. Christiania (Oslo): Malling.
  3. Internal references
  4. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson 3’ 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. 315-16.

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