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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Anon Lil 84VII

[5] dökkvir flokkar ‘swarthy flocks’: Døkkr can refer both to the colour of complexion or hair and to moral or spiritual darkness, but the analogous svartir seggir ‘black men’ 58/1-2 (see Note) suggests that the literal meaning is intended. Devils are commonly portrayed with black complexions in medieval Scandinavian visual art.

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