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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þjóð Haustl 9III

[8] grjót-Níðaðar ‘of the rock-Níðuðr <legendary tyrant> [GIANT = Þjazi]’: Níðuðr was the name of a legendary king and notorious tyrant, who was involved in the legend of Vǫlundr the smith (as told in Vǫl), capturing the smith and forcing him to create precious objects for his exclusive use. A ‘Níðuðr of rocks’ is a giant.

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