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Page 67
Line 16. _I voren tempelbrand f�r mig en g�ng_. Equivalent to saying:
When I saw you I was reminded of the burning temple.
CANTO XXIV.
Line 5. _hillebarder_, halberds, weapons that were a combination of axe
and spear.
9. _templet i Uppsala likt_. The ancient pagan temple at Uppsala was
famous for its marvelous beauty.
23. _Vala_. The reference is to Voluspa, the Vala Prophecy, one of the
oldest if not the oldest poetic production of Scandinavia.
26. _fromhetsguden_, Balder.
37-39. See canto I: 22.
56. _Valaskjalf_, a beautiful palace of Oden which was built by the gods
and roofed with pure silver. In this palace is the throne Hlidskjalf.
Seated there, Oden could overlook the whole world.
76. _Jotunheim_ or _Utg�rd_ was the dark and chaotic realm of the giants,
which lay in the uttermost part of the earth.
77. _gudab�lte_. Tors' wonderful belt, Megingjard which doubled his
strength when he put it on. With his mailed gauntlets he seizes his
hammer Mj�lner.
78. _Utg�rda-Loke_. The evil giant-god is so called because he has his
realm in Utg�rd. See note, line 76.
81. _�girs barm_, the ocean.
88. _Ymer_, an enormous giant which the gods slew and from whose body
they formed earth and heaven. His flesh constitutes the earth; the bones,
mountains; the teeth, rocks; the skull, the heavenly vault; and the
blood, oceans.
96. _Asker_, the first created man.
103. _f�geln kommer flygande_. See canto II: 22.
106. _n�r Balder f�ll_. See canto I: 22.
110. _Midg�rdsormen_, the serpent of Midg�rd, which Oden threw into the
sea where it grew until it encircled the earth.
111. _Fenris_ or _Fenrisulven_, a giant wolf, son of Loke, which the gods
bound securely to a solid rock. There he lies howling until the end of
mundane things, when he breaks his fetters and devours Oden. Oden's son,
Vidar, avenges his death by slaying Fenris.
112. _Surt or Surtur_, the god of fire, who guards the fiery realm
Muspelhem. At Ragnar�k he is the first to ride forth to conflict with the
gods. He carries a flaming sword that transcends the sun in brightness.
114-116. _I Valhall gal gullkammig hane_, seq. The cock, as the symbol of
fire, announces the coming of Ragnar�k. A golden-combed cock awakens the
halls of Valhall, a red cock crows on earth and beneath the earth.
161. _Vigrids hundramilasl�tt_. Vigrid's plains, one hundred miles
square, upon which is waged the final conflict between the gods and the
forces of evil.
175. _Idavallen_, the plains of Ida, where the gods first met after the
creation of heaven and earth. Here the gods were at play when Balder
fell. After Ragnar�k the regenerated gods return to Idavallen and recall
to their mind the heroic deeds they had performed. In the grass they find
the wonderful golden disks that had been the property of the ancient
gods.
181. _Gimles port_, the portal of Gimle, a hall lined with gold and
fairer than the sun, in which the righteous dwell after Ragnar�k in
eternal bliss.
193. _leder g�ngarn fram_. The horse was used for food and for sacrifice.
211. _jungfruns son_, Christ. Returning warriors and tradesmen and
captives of war had undoubtedly at the time of Fritiof brought to
Scandinavia some knowledge of the teachings of the Christian religion.
The Balder of Scandinavian mythology has many of the attributes of
Christ.
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