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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Gyðja Lv 1VIII (Ǫrv 59)/4 — eggjum ‘blades’

Hverr veldr eldi,         hverr orrostu,
hverr jarls magni         eggjum beitir?
Hof sviðnuðu,         hörgar brunnu;
hverr rauð eggjar         á yngva nið?

Hverr veldr eldi, hverr orrostu, hverr beitir eggjum magni jarls? Hof sviðnuðu, hörgar brunnu; hverr rauð eggjar á nið yngva?

Who is causing the fire, who [causes] the battle, who is swinging blades with the power of a jarl? Temples were ablaze, sanctuaries burned; who reddened blades on the descendant of a prince?

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[4] eggjum: eðr 344a, oddum 343a, oddu 471, ‘ognum’ 173ˣ

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