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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Herv Lv 8VIII (Heiðr 25)

[8] Svafrlama ‘Svafrlami’: Called Sigrlami in the R redaction; in the H and U redactions Sigrlami is Svafrlami’s father, and son of Óðinn. According to the saga, Svafr-/Sigrlami is king of Garðaríki (Russia; in H the name of his kingdom is not stated) and father of Eyfura, mother of Angantýr. In H and U the viking Arngrímr attacks Sigrlami’s kingdom, abducts Eyfura and steals Tyrfingr, using it to kill Sigrlami; in R the king appoints Arngrímr overseer of his kingdom, grants him Eyfura’s hand in marriage and gives Tyrfingr to him (Heiðr 1924, 3-4, 93).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Heiðr 1924 = Jón Helgason, ed. 1924. Heiðreks saga. Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks konungs. SUGNL 48. Copenhagen: Jørgensen.

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