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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to ESk Geisl 49VII

[6] inga (dat. sg.): Ingi is a variant of the name Yngvi, given to the god Freyr, and to kings considered to have been his descendants, including the Swed. and Norw. royal houses, the Ynglingar. The name functions in skaldic poetry as a king-heiti, and here refers to the Byzantine emperor who bought the sword as a relic. However, Einarr may have chosen it with his royal audience in mind, one of whom bore the name Ingi.

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