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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ESk Frag 2III/4 — skarar ‘of hair’

Snáks berr fald of frœknu
folkvǫrðr — konungs Hǫrða
frama telr greppr fyr gumnum —
geðsnjallr skarar fjalli.

Geðsnjallr folkvǫrðr berr fald snáks of frœknu fjalli skarar; greppr telr frama konungs Hǫrða fyr gumnum.

The quick-witted guardian of the people [RULER] wears the headdress of the serpent [HELMET] on his heroic mountain of hair [HEAD]; the poet recounts the prowess of the king of the Hǫrðar [NORWEGIAN KING] before men.

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