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THE POESY OF SKALDS
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Vigg[1] and Stúfr[2]
Were with Skævadr;[3]
Blakkr[4] could well bear Thegn;
Silfrtoppr and Sinir;[5]
I heard Fákr[6] spoke of;
Gullfaxi and Jór[7] with the Gods were.
Blódughófi[8] hight a horse
That they said beareth
The strength-eminent Atridi;
Gísl[9] and Falhófnir;[10]
Glær[11] and Skeidbrimir;[12]
Mention, too, was made of Gyllir.[13]

These also are recorded in Kálfsvísa:

Dagr rode Drösull,[14]
And Dvalinn rode Módnir;[15]
Hjálmthér, Háfeti;[16]
Haki rode Fákr;
The Slayer of Beli
Rode Blódughófi,
And Skævadr was ridden
By the Ruler of Haddings.
  1. Carrier.
  2. Stump.
  3. Hoof-Tosser.
  4. Black.
  5. Sinewy.
  6. Jade.
  7. Horse, Steed.
  8. Bloody-Hoof.
  9. Hostage.
  10. Hollow-Hoof.
  11. Shining.
  12. Swift-Runner.
  13. Golden.
  14. Roamer.
  15. Spirited.
  16. High-Heels.