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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to VSt Erf 2III

[1, 3-4] jǫrð gein … grǫfnum munni ‘the earth … gaped with a dug mouth’: This phrase is a metaphorical expression for the open grave about to receive the body. The earth is compared to a monster that has opened (gein) its mouth (munni) to devour its victim, the deceased.

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