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Pre-Christian Religions of the North: Sources

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In referencing Óðinn through the use of kenning, he is referred to as 'burden of the gallows' (galga farmr).

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Hál ch. 1

1.

Viljak hljóð at Hôars líði, me......

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context

The reference occurs in the wider context of enumerating the Háleygir.

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(Contributed by Douglas Robert Dutton.)

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Main text: Háleygjatal

Attributes: Gallows Alcohol

Named things: Óðinn

Text sections: Eyv Hál 1I

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