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85. _Tre mark h�ll han i vikt_. It weighed three marks. A mark was
approximately one half kilogram.
88. _Alfhem_, the realm of air between heaven and earth, was the home of
the elves and of Frej.
90. _Saga_, wife of Oden and goddess of history. She dwelt in S�kvab�ck
beneath the stream of time and events, taking note of all she saw. Here
Oden visited her daily to drink the pure water from golden beakers and
listen to her songs about former days.
99. After the death of Balder (see note, canto I: 22) his body was burned
on a great funeral pyre.
100. _Glitner_, "glittering hall," the home of Forsete, the god of
justice.
110. _Bretland_, England.
111. _satt sig med skepp_, interred with ship and all.
114. _draken_. The viking ships were so called because in the prow were
placed carved images of the dragon's head and the stern was made to
resemble the dragon's tail.
164. _�gir_, the god of the stormy sea.
171. _vingarna_. The sails.
172. _blev efter_. Was left behind in the race.
179. _Var han ej konungason_. Even though he was not a king's son.
186. _blandat blod med varandra_. A solemn compact of brotherhood was
sealed by the parties to it causing their blood to flow together from
self-inflicted wounds while they made the promises that are stated in the
text.
CANTO IV.
Stanza 2. _drakarna_. See note, canto III: 114.
3. _till g�st_. See note, canto I: 33.
4. _dess sida_. Dess, genitive of _den_ and _det_, is irregularly used
here. The regular form would be _hennes_.
5. _De taltes vid_. They talked together.
6. _namnen, som grodde i bj�rkens bark_. See canto I: 27.
9. Observe in last line the change to direct address.
10. _v�l_, doubtless.
11. _dagen om_, throughout the day.
16. _jagar i molnen_. Goes ahunting in the clouds, is dreaming.
18. _Den str�d�d_. For the ancient Northmen it was a great disgrace to
die a natural death. Death from self-inflicted wounds was more honorable.
The use of _den_ without an adjective is archaic.
18. _bl�vit Hela_. Hela (see note, canto I: 23) was hideous in
appearance. Half of her body was livid in color and the other half bore
the ghastly pallor of death.
23. _jarl_, chief of a province. English, earl.
26. _Nordlandens drotter_, the kings of the Northland.
27. _Odensblodet_. See note, canto I: 35.
28. _man_. In this connection _man_ means one of the king's retinue. The
_b�nder_ rarely sought protection from kings and the proposal of Helge
was highly insulting to Fritiof, who himself had a retinue.
30. _runorna l�gade r�da d�rp�_. See canto II: 78-81.
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