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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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GunnLeif Merl II 33VIII/1 — hjalma ‘of helmets’

‘Hríð gerisk hjalma,         hlífar klofna;
eru rammliga         randir kníðar.
Gnesta geirar,         es guðr vakin;
verðr víða lið         at vallroði.

‘Hríð hjalma gerisk, hlífar klofna; randir eru kníðar rammliga. Geirar gnesta, guðr es vakin, lið verðr víða at vallroði.

‘The storm of helmets [BATTLE] arises, shields are split; the shields are battered powerfully. Spears clatter, battle is awakened; far and wide the army is made to redden the battlefield.

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