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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Valkyrja 1III/4 — Hlǫkk ‘Hlǫkk’

Man ek valkyrjur         Viðris nefna:
Hrist, Mist, Herja,         Hlǫkk, Geiravǫr,
Gǫll, Hjǫrþrimul,         Guðr, Herfjǫtur,
Skuld, Geirǫnul,         Skǫgul ok Randgnið.

Ek man nefna valkyrjur Viðris: Hrist, Mist, Herja, Hlǫkk, Geiravǫr, Gǫll, Hjǫrþrimul, Guðr, Herfjǫtur, Skuld, Geirǫnul, Skǫgul ok Randgnið.

I can name Viðrir’s <= Óðinn’s> valkyries: Hrist, Mist, Herja, Hlǫkk, Geiravǫr, Gǫll, Hjǫrþrimul, Gunnr, Herfjǫtur, Skuld, Geirǫnul, Skǫgul and Randgnið.

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[4] Hlǫkk: This name translates as ‘scream’ (cf. the common noun hlǫkk f. ‘crash’ and the weak verb hlakka ‘scream, screech’). It is also listed in Grí 36/5 and Þul Ásynja 4/4. The word is frequently used in poetry both as the name of a valkyrie and, less frequently, as a term for ‘battle’.

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