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Note to Þul Ǫrvar 2III

[4] smíðis Gusis ‘Gusir’s handiwork’: The word smíðis n. ‘handiwork, work of smith-craft, artefact’ is in the gen. sg. (see Note to l. 3; the B variant smíði is incorrect). This is the collective name of the three arrows (see Notes to sts 1/4, 1/6, 2/2) feathered with gold which flew of their own accord from the bowstring and back again, also called nautar Gusis ‘Gusir’s gifts, Gusir’s belongings’ (cf. the C variant nauta gen. pl.) because they were owned by Gusir, the legendary king of the Saami (see Ǫrvar-Odds saga ch. 4, FSN II, 173; for nautr, see Note to Þul Sverða 11/2).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. FSN = Rafn, Carl Christian, ed. 1829-30. Fornaldar sögur nordrlanda. 3 vols. Copenhagen: Popp.
  3. Internal references
  4. 2017, ‘ Anonymous, Ǫrvar-Odds saga’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 804. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=35> (accessed 26 April 2024)
  5. Elena Gurevich (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Þulur, Sverða heiti 11’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 809.

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