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Háttatal
English for the 1 passage of this work that the Atlas of Ancient Myth, Magic in the Ancient Texts and a study of demons and angels quote or cite, and which the library holds in no published English. The numbers are the edition's own references.
1.272–1.280
otrgiǫllꝺ iǫꝼuʀ̇ ſnotrum
otter-payment, the prince, to the wise;
opt heꝼver þingſ ꝼyrir þrǫngví
often, because of the presser of the assembly,
þung ꝼarmr grana ſprungit.
has Grani's heavy load burst open.
hioꝛſ vill rioðꝛ at riði
The reddener of the sword wills that it ride,
reiðmꜳ̋lmr gníta heiðar
the riding-metal of Gnita Heath;
vigſ er hrutt at hættí
it is the battle-[lord's] way: flung
hvatt niꝼlunga ſkattí.
and sped off is the Niflungs' treasure.
Alrauðum ꝺꝛiꝼr auði
With all-red wealth he showers
ognrakkr ꝼirum hlakkar
men, the one bold in Hlokk's terror;
Translator's note. Otter-payment is gold (the ransom paid for the otter Otr). The presser of the assembly (of battle) and the reddener of the sword are the warrior prince; Grani's heavy load, the riding-metal of Gnita Heath and the Niflungs' treasure are all gold, the hoard carried off on Sigurd's horse Grani. Hlokk is a valkyrie, and her terror is battle. The sense is that the prince gives gold away freely. 1.277 'vigſ er hrutt' is uncertain and may hide a further kenning for the prince.
The whole original: Menota's corpus at Clarino (open AM 242 fol).