²⁰ Supplied after Grundtvig’s suggestion.

²¹ Conjectural.

²² Here, probably not the white shield of peace (“HelgakviSa Hundingsbana” I, St. 33, Note 42) but a shield made of the white wood of the linden tree.

²³ In Stanza 4 of the skald Bragi’s Ragnarsdrápa (ninth century) Jormunrekk is described as falling prone into the ale on the floor with which is mixed his own blood.

²⁴ According to the account of “Skáldskaparmál,” Chap. 39, Guthrún advised them to attack Jormunrekk at night in his bed: “was Sorli and Hamthir to hew off his hands and feet, but Erp his head.” They follow her advice, but Erp is lacking at the critical moment to perform his share.

²⁵ The (ever blazing) hearth fire in the middle of the hall. See “Rígsþula,” St. 2, Note 4, and “Atlakviða,” St. 1, Note 1. The two last lines translated after Neckel’s conjectural restoration.