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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Arn Hryn 3II

[8] unz himinn rifnar ‘until the sky tears apart’: A variant of a formula also found on Swed. rune-stones, e.g. (normalised) jǫrð skal rifna ok upphiminn ‘the earth and the upper heaven shall tear apart’ on the early C11th Skarpåker stone (Jansson 1977, 142-4; Run Sö154VI).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Jansson, Sven B. F. 1977. Runinskrifter i Sverige. 2nd edn. Stockholm: AEW/Geber.
  3. Internal references
  4. (forthcoming), ‘ Viking Age, Södermanland’ in Edith Marold, Vivian Busch and Jana Krüger (eds), Runic Poetry. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 6. Turnhout: Brepols, p. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=3273> (accessed 1 May 2024)
  5. Not published: do not cite (Run Sö 154VI)

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