‘Hvat þrymr þar *, sem þúsund bifisk
eða mengi til mikit?
Braka ǫll bekkþili, sem myni Baldr koma
eptir í Óðins sali.’
‘Hvat þrymr þar *, sem þúsund bifisk eða mengi til mikit? Ǫll bekkþili braka, sem Baldr myni koma eptir í sali Óðins.’
‘What is making a din there, as if a thousand were in motion, or an exceedingly great throng? All the bench-planks creak, as if Baldr were coming back into Óðinn’s residence.’
[5] Baldr: A son of Óðinn, and a handsome and much-praised god (SnE 2005, 23), who was accidentally killed by the god Hǫðr, and remained in Hel, abode of the dead, despite attempts at rescue (SnE 2005, 45-8; see also Simek 1993, 26-32 on Baldr and his death).