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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Anon Hsv 97VII

[4-6]: The sense seems to be: because it is known that the prospective groom is wealthy, the bride’s family will attempt to ask for an excessive mundr or bride-price. The translation here reflects the difference between the ON system of bride-price and dowry and the dowry (heimanfylgja) system implied in the Lat. distich.

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