Note to Skúli Svǫlðr 1^III

[All]: The sense of the half-stanza as interpreted here is that the poet awakens from a dream about his past martial exploits (‘where sorrow thrived’) and begins to think about these events (‘listens to the tale of blood’) and to compose his poem. Alternative readings (all of which involve emendation) include those of Skj B, which interprets the helmingr as expressing regret for lost prowess and calling for a hearing, Kock (NN §768), who sees a typical résumé of blood-spilling and gold-winning, and Faulkes (SnE 1998), who interprets the helmingr as counterpointing the warrior’s trepidation before the battle with the raven’s glee.

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