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Death penalties with relation to Óðinn and the sacrificied individuals arrival in Hel.
text
ErfÓl ch. 1
1.
| Tolf frák tekna elfar tálaust viðu bála; olli Áleifr falli eirlaust konungr þeira; Svía tyggja leitk seggi sóknstríðs (firum) ríða (bǫl vas brátt) til Heljar (búit mest) Sigars hesti. |
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commentary
context
In a memorial poem dedicated to St. Óláfr, the skald Sigvatr Þórðarson relates that by hanging an individual ‑ the act of which is described through a kenning for riding ‑ the person is bound for Hel's hall in the afterlife.
commentary
(Contributed by Douglas Robert Dutton.)
tags
Main text: Erfidrápa Óláfs helga
Attributes: Sacrifice Hanging Horse Riding Knots
Named things: Hel
Text sections: Sigv ErfÓl 1I