[1, 8] hræleiptr; eldingum blóðs ‘corpse-lightnings [SPEARS]’; ‘with flashes of blood [SPEARS]’: As in st. 16 above (see Note to [All]), these kennings denote ‘spears’. Skj B gives the referent ‘swords’ in both instances. The prose text mentions specifically the throwing of spears, and there was no direct physical contact between the two factions. Moreover, it is not easy to see how swords could fly onto shields while still attached to hands.