THE POESY OF SKALDS
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Ice of the Rim, and Hurt of Sheltering Weapons, as Einarr sang:
- I received the Ice of Wed Rims,
- With Freyja's golden Eye-Thaw,
- From the upright prince high-hearted;
- We bear in hand the Helm's Hurt.
An axe is called Troll-Woman of Sheltering Weapons, as Einarr sang:
- Ræfill's Sea-Steed's Riders
- May see how, richly carven,
- The dragons close are brooding
- 'Gainst the brow of the Helm-Ogress.
A spear is called Serpent, as Refr sang:
- My angry Murky Serpent
- Of the markings of the Shield-Board
- Savagely doth sport, in
- My palms, where men in strife meet.
Arrows are called Hail of the Bow or Bowstring, or of the Shelters, or of Battle, as Einarr Tinkling-Scale sang:
- The hammering King of Swords shook
- From the Sails of Hlökk the Bow-Hail:
- Bravely the Wolf's Supporter
- Warded his life in battle.
And Hallfredr:
- And the armor of the Spear-Sleet,
- Knitted with iron, saved not
- The saters of hungry ravens
- From the Shaft-Hail of the Bowstring.
