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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Rloð Lv 3VIII (Ragn 4)

[2] Þóra hjörtr ‘Þóra hjǫrtr (“Hart”)’: In the prose of the saga, Þóra, when first introduced (Ragn 1906-8, 116), is said to have been called borgarhjörtr ‘Castle-hart’ because she surpassed all women in beauty, just as the hart surpasses other animals.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Ragn 1906-8 = Olsen 1906-8, 111-222.

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