[All]: This stanza is in both the A and B redaction mss. The metre is fornyrðislag. — [All]: In the absence of any rational explanation for the motif of the reciprocal breaking of bow and oars, it is tempting to understand it as symbolic of the two adversaries’ frustration, Helgi’s at being unable to reach Friðþjófr in order to kill him, Friðþjófr’s at being unable to reach Ingibjǫrg.