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Þul Konunga 2III/3 — hilmir ‘helmet-provider’

Hildingr, harri         ok hertogi,
mæringr, hilmir,         mildingr ok Nórr,
lofðungr, niflungr         ok landreki,
þengill, vísi,         þjóðann, konungr.

Hildingr, harri ok hertogi, mæringr, hilmir, mildingr ok Nórr, lofðungr, niflungr ok landreki, þengill, vísi, þjóðann, konungr.

Warrior, lord and army-leader, illustrious one, helmet-provider, munificent one and Nórr, descendant of Lofði, one of the Niflungar and land-ruler, chieftain, leader, sovereign, king.

notes

[3] hilmir (m.) ‘helmet-provider’: A common poetic term for ‘ruler’, which could be derived from hjálmr m. ‘helmet’ (< Proto Nordic *helmiaʀ; AEW: hilmir). It could also refer to a ruler who is a ‘helmet’ to his people, i.e. ‘protector’ (cf. OE helm ‘helm’ and helm ‘protector’, Beowulf 2008, 394). In Skm (SnE 1998, I, 101), Hilmir is a son of Hálfdan gamli (see Introduction above). See also Note to st. 3/3 below.

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