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Note to Bragi Rdr 11III

[1-4]: In the first helmingr, it is stated that Hildr nam ráða ‘took control’ (l. 4) on the island where the fight took place; the issues here turn on whether she took control ‘on behalf of’ a particular warrior (so Skj B, also here) or ‘instead of’ a warrior (so SnE 1998, II, 123) and, in either case, of which warrior? In the present instance the warrior in question is presumed to have been her father Hǫgni, but a case could also be made for Heðinn.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Skj B = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1912-15b. Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning. B: Rettet tekst. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Villadsen & Christensen. Rpt. 1973. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger.
  3. SnE 1998 = Snorri Sturluson. 1998. Edda: Skáldskaparmál. Ed. Anthony Faulkes. 2 vols. University College London: Viking Society for Northern Research.

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