Prose Edda - Brodeur Trans.
Skáldskaparmál
Thus sang Gamli:
While the Lord of high Bilskirnir,Thus sang Thorbjörn Lady's-Skald:
Whose heart no falsehood fashioned,
Swiftly strove to shatter
The sea-fish with his hammer
Bravely Thor fought for ÁsgardThus sang Bragi:
And the followers of Odin.
And the vast misshapen circlerAgain sang Bragi:
Of the ship's sea-path, fierce-minded,
Stared from below in anger
At the Skull-Splitter of Hrungnir.
Well hast Thou, Hewer-in-SunderThus sang Eilífr:
Of the nine heads of Thrívaldi,
Kept thy goats (1) ...
The Merciless Destroyer1. The remainder of this stanza cannot be made out.
Of the people of the Giants
Grasped with ready fore-arms
At the heavy red-hot iron.
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Thus sang Úlfr Uggason:
Faintly the stout-framed thicklingThus Úlfr sang further:
A fearful peril called it,
At the great draught wondrous heavy
Drawn up by the Lord of he-goats.
The very mighty SlayerYet again sang Úlfr:
Of the Mountain-Man brought crashing
His fist on Hymir's temple:
That was a hurt full deadly.
Vimur's ford's Wide-GrapplerHere he is called Giant of Vimur's Ford. There is a river called Vimur, which Thor waded when he journeyed to the garth of Geirrödr.
'Gainst the waves Smote featly
The glittering Serpent's head off.
With old tales the hail was gleaming.
Thus sang Vetrlidi the skald:
Thou didst break the leg of Leikn,Thus sang Thorbjörn Lady's-Skald:
Didst cause to stoop Starkadr,
Didst bruise Thrívaldi,
Didst stand on lifeless Gjálp.
Thou didst smite the head of Keila,
Smash Kjallandi altogether,
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Ere thou slewest Lutr and Leidi,V. "How should one periphrase Baldr? By calling him Son of Odin and Frigg, Husband of Nanna, Father of Forseti, Possessor of Hringhorni and Draupnir, Adversary of Hödr, Companion of Hel, God of Tears. Úlfr Uggason, following the story of Baldr, has composed a long passage in the Húsdrápa; and examples are recorded earlier to the effect that Baldr is so termed.
Didst spill the blood of Búseyra;
Didst hold back Hengjankjapta,-
Hyrrokkin died before;
Yet sooner in like fashion
Svívör from life was taken.
VI. "How should one periphrase Njördr? By calling him God of the Vanir, or Kinsman of the Vanir, or Wane, Father of Freyr and Freyja, God of Wealth-Bestowal.
So says Thórdr Sjáreksson:
Gudrún's self by illHere it is recorded that Skadi departed from Njördr, as has already been written.
Her sons did kill;
The wise God-bride
At the Wane's side
Grieved; men tell
Odin tamed steeds well;
'T was not the saying
Hamdir spared sword-playing.
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VII. "How should one periphrase Freyr? Thus: by calling him Son of Njördr, Brother of Freyja, and also God of Vanir, and Kinsman of the Vanir, and Wane, and God of the Fertile Season, and God of Wealth-Gifts. Thus sang Egill Skallagrímsson:
For that GrjótbjörnFreyr is called Adversary of Beli, even as Eyvindr Spoiler of Skalds sang:
In goods and gear
Freyr and Njördr
Have fairly blessed.
When the Earl's foeHe is the possessor of Skídbladnir and of that boar which is called Gold-Bristle, even as it is told here:
Wished to inhabit
The outer bounds
Of Beli's hater.
Ívaldi's offspringThus speaks Úlfr Uggason:
In ancient days
Went to shape Skídbladnir,
Foremost of ships,
Fairly for Freyr,
Choicely for Njördr's child.
The battle-bold Freyr rideth
First on the golden-bristled
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