1 “Gylfaginning,” Chap. 4, before his quotation of Stanza 6.

² For the story of Baldr’s death and Váli’s revenge, see “Vǫluspá,” St. 31-33, and “Baldrs draumar,” St. 11.

³ Óthin. See “Vǫluspá,” St. 4 and Note 6. The remainder of the stanza appears to be missing.

⁴ See “Skírnismál.” The refrain “thy sib all these silly Óttar,” of “Hyndluljóð,” St. 16 and following, I have omitted here as quite irrelevant to the context.

⁵ Concerning him and Skathi, see “Hárbarzljóð,” St. 19 and Notes 14 and 15, and “Lokasenna,” St. 49 ff.

⁶ The last two are giants’ names. Heith may be identical with the witch mentioned in “Voluspa,” St. 22.