[8] húsum dýrs Fjölnis ‘the dwellings of glorious Fjǫlnir <= Óðinn> [= Valhǫll]’: Another reference to Valhǫll. As well as being the name of the legendary Swedish king mentioned in Þjóð Yt 1/4 and 6/11I, Fjǫlnir is attested as a name for Óðinn, occurring as such in Grí 47/5, Reg 18/7 (cf. SnE 2005, 8, 22) and in several skaldic kennings (LP: Fjǫlnir). On the various possible meanings of the name (‘concealer’, ‘taker of many shapes’, ‘knower of many things’, ‘wise one’) and the relationship between its two applications, see Note to Þul Óðins 2/1III.
References
- Bibliography
- LP = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1931. Lexicon poeticum antiquæ linguæ septentrionalis: Ordbog over det norsk-islandske skjaldesprog oprindelig forfattet af Sveinbjörn Egilsson. 2nd edn. Copenhagen: Møller.
- SnE 2005 = Snorri Sturluson. 2005. Edda: Prologue and Gylfaginning. Ed. Anthony Faulkes. 2nd edn. University College London: Viking Society for Northern Research.
- Internal references
- Elena Gurevich (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Þulur, Óðins nǫfn 2’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 735.
- Edith Marold with the assistance of Vivian Busch, Jana Krüger, Ann-Dörte Kyas and Katharina Seidel, translated from German by John Foulks 2012, ‘ Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, Ynglingatal’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 3. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1440> (accessed 26 April 2024)
- Not published: do not cite ()
- Not published: do not cite ()