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Note to Eil Þdr 10III

[8] vǫl Gríðar ‘the staff of Gríðr <troll-woman>’: The prose narrative in Skm (SnE 1998, I, 24-5) describes how Þórr, on his way to Geirrøðr, arrives at the home of the troll-woman (gýgr) Gríðr, who lends him a belt of strength and her staff Gríðarvǫlr. Her role is that of a typical helper on an adventurous journey as analysed by Clunies Ross and Martin (1986, 61, 67).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. SnE 1998 = Snorri Sturluson. 1998. Edda: Skáldskaparmál. Ed. Anthony Faulkes. 2 vols. University College London: Viking Society for Northern Research.
  3. Internal references
  4. (forthcoming), ‘ Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=112> (accessed 25 April 2024)

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