Grettir the Strong
Sending a root with runes written on it was a method of causing death, and the Icelandic hero Grettir the Strong died this way.
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Sending a root with runes written on it was a method of causing death, and the Icelandic hero Grettir the Strong died this way. (Poetic Edda, The > Volume I > Notes)
Poetic Edda
- attestation: Sending a root with runes written on it was a method of causing death, and the Icelandic hero Grettir the Strong died this way. (The > Volume I > Notes)
"The sending of a root with runes written thereon was an excellent way of causing death. So died the Icelandic hero Grettir the Strong."
Grettir's Saga
- attribution: Lopt is attested in connection with Grettir the Strong (The Saga Of Grettir The Strong > Chapter Liv. Adventure With Lopt)
"Lopt, and added: "I know what your name is; you are Grettir the Strong,"
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