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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon (Vǫls) 1VIII (Vǫls 1)/4 — Sinfjötli ‘Sinfjǫtli’

Ristu af magni         mikla hellu,
Sigmundr hjörvi         ok Sinfjötli.

Ristu mikla hellu af magni, Sigmundr hjörvi ok Sinfjötli.

They cut the huge stone slab with strength, Sigmundr with his sword and Sinfjǫtli.

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[3, 4] Sigmundr … Sinfjötli ‘Sigmundr … Sinfjǫtli’: According to Vǫls, Sigmundr is the son of Vǫlsungr, descended directly via his father, Rerir, and grandfather, Sigi, from Óðinn. He is himself the father of the hero Sigurðr. Sigmundr and his son Sinfjǫtli are mentioned together in the C10th Anon Eirm 5/1I, as welcoming King Eiríkr blóðøx ‘Blood-axe’ to Valhǫll and are also paired, as uncle and nephew, in the Old English Beowulf ll. 874-900, where their exploits in the forest are mentioned. It is uncertain whether the Anglo-Saxon poet knew the tradition of the incestuous birth of Sinfjǫtli (OE Fitela).

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