⁶ Seeing that in the lays Helgi is the kinsman of Sigmund and Sinfjotli, the Collector infers that he is a Volsung. Whether this corresponds to the oldest stratum of the legend is another matter.

⁷ Helgi’s father (?).

⁸ Kenning for “Wolf”: an allusion to the name of Helgi’s race, the Ylfings, “Wolfings.” Hamal, “Wether.”

⁹ This line is supplied for the last sentence of the Prose. Blind, “the Blinding,” “Deceiving One,” is the typical name of an evil counsellor.

¹⁰ Compare with the situation in “Grottasǫngr.”