Poetic EddaNorse MythologyAncient Myth / ComparativeOld NorseSharePoetic Edda 36Bellows - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableBellowsLanguageEnglishEspañol‹Poetic Edda 1Poetic Edda 2Poetic Edda 3Poetic Edda 4Poetic Edda 5Poetic Edda 6Poetic Edda 7Poetic Edda 8Poetic Edda 9Poetic Edda 10Poetic Edda 11Poetic Edda 12Poetic Edda 13Poetic Edda 14Poetic Edda 15Poetic Edda 16Poetic Edda 17Poetic Edda 18Poetic Edda 19Poetic Edda 20Poetic Edda 21Poetic Edda 22Poetic Edda 23Poetic Edda 24Poetic Edda 25Poetic Edda 26Poetic Edda 27Poetic Edda 28Poetic Edda 29Poetic Edda 30Poetic Edda 31Poetic Edda 32Poetic Edda 33Poetic Edda 34Poetic Edda 35Poetic Edda 36Poetic Edda 37Poetic Edda 38Poetic Edda 39Poetic Edda 40Poetic Edda 41Poetic Edda 42Poetic Edda 43Poetic Edda 44Poetic Edda 45Poetic Edda 46Poetic Edda 47Poetic Edda 48Poetic Edda 49Poetic Edda 50Poetic Edda 51Poetic Edda 52Poetic Edda 53Poetic Edda 54Poetic Edda 55Poetic Edda 56Poetic Edda 57Poetic Edda 58Poetic Edda 59Poetic Edda 60Poetic Edda 61Poetic Edda 62Poetic Edda 63Poetic Edda 64Poetic Edda 65Poetic Edda 66Poetic Edda 67Poetic Edda 68Poetic Edda 69Poetic Edda 70Poetic Edda 71Poetic Edda 72Poetic Edda 73Poetic Edda 74Poetic Edda 75Poetic Edda 76Poetic Edda 77Poetic Edda 78Poetic Edda 79Poetic Edda 80Poetic Edda 81Poetic Edda 82Poetic Edda 83Poetic Edda 84Poetic Edda 85Poetic Edda 86›(Ii)Poetic Edda 36ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Hjorvarth and Sigrlin had a son, mighty and of noble stature; he was a silent man, and no name stuck fast to him. He sat on a hill, and saw nine Valkyries riding; one of them was the fairest of all. She spake: 26. “Late wilt thou, Helgi, | have hoard of rings, Thou battle-tree fierce, | or of shining fields,— The eagle screams soon,— | if never thou speakest, Though, hero, hard | thy heart may cry.” 37. “What gift shall I have | with Helgi’s name, Glorious maid, | for the giving is thine? All thy words | shall I think on well, But I want them not | if I win not thee.” 48. “Swords I know lying | in Sigarsholm, Fifty there are | save only four; One there is | that is best of all, The shield-destroyer, | with gold it shines. 59. “In the hilt is fame, | in the haft is courage, In the point is fear, | for its owner’s foes; On the blade there lies | a blood-flecked snake, And a serpent’s tail | round the flat is twisted.” 6Eylimi was the name of a king, whose daughter was Svava; she was a Valkyrie, and rode air and sea. She gave Helgi this name, and shielded him oft thereafter in battle. Helgi spake: 710. “Hjorvarth, king, | unwholesome thy counsels, Though famed thou art | in leading the folk, Letting fire the homes | of heroes eat, Who evil deed | had never done thee. 811. “Yet Hrothmar still | the hoard doth hold, The wealth that once | our kinsmen wielded; Full seldom care | the king disturbs, Heir to dead men | he deems himself.” 9Hjorvarth answered that he would give Helgi a following if he fain would avenge his mother’s father. Then Helgi got the sword that Svava had told him of. So he went, and Atli with him, and they slew Hrothmar, and they did many great deeds. ‹Previous chapterPoetic Edda 35Next chapterPoetic Edda 37›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain in the United States via Project Gutenberg