The Poetic Edda on Ask
The > Volume I > Introductory Note
- attestation: Ask is characterized by power in the verse.
"17. Then from the throng | did three come forth, From the home of the gods, | the mighty and gracious; Two without fate | on the land they found, Ask and Embla, | empty of might."
The > Volume Ii > Of Hjorvarth And Sigrlin
- attestation: Ask is characterized by wisdom in the verse.
"3. "Choose not Hjorvarth, | nor sons of his, Nor the wives so fair | of the famous chief; Ask not the brides | that the prince's are; Fair let us deal | in friendly wise."
The bird spake:"
- attestation: Ask is characterized by beauty in the verse.
"3. "Choose not Hjorvarth, | nor sons of his, Nor the wives so fair | of the famous chief; Ask not the brides | that the prince's are; Fair let us deal | in friendly wise."
The bird spake:"
- attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Ask.
"3. "Choose not Hjorvarth, | nor sons of his, Nor the wives so fair | of the famous chief; Ask not the brides | that the prince's are; Fair let us deal | in friendly wise."
The bird spake:"
- relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Ask and bird.
"3. "Choose not Hjorvarth, | nor sons of his, Nor the wives so fair | of the famous chief; Ask not the brides | that the prince's are; Fair let us deal | in friendly wise."
The bird spake:"