The Poetic Edda on Atli
The > Poetic Edda > The Origin Of The Eddic Poems
- attestation: The passage provides information about Atli.
"The tales underlying the heroic lays are clearly of foreign origin: the Helgi story comes from Denmark, and that of Völund from Germany, as also the great mass of traditions centering around Sigurth (Siegfried), Brynhild, the sons of Gjuki, Atli (Attila), and Jormunrek (Ermanarich)."
The > Volume I > Introductory Note
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Othin.
"The Harbarthsljoth is found complete in the Codex Regius, where it follows the Skirnismol, and from the fourth line of stanza 19 to the end of the poem in the Arnamagnæan Codex, of which it occupies the first page and a half. "
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"The Harbarthsljoth is found complete in the Codex Regius, where it follows the Skirnismol, and from the fourth line of stanza 19 to the end of the poem in the Arnamagnæan Codex, of which it occupies the first page and a half. "
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"The Harbarthsljoth is found complete in the Codex Regius, where it follows the Skirnismol, and from the fourth line of stanza 19 to the end of the poem in the Arnamagnæan Codex, of which it occupies the first page and a half. "
attestation: Atli is associated with the location Iceland.
"The Harbarthsljoth is found complete in the Codex Regius, where it follows the Skirnismol, and from the fourth line of stanza 19 to the end of the poem in the Arnamagnæan Codex, of which it occupies the first page and a half. "
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"The Harbarthsljoth is found complete in the Codex Regius, where it follows the Skirnismol, and from the fourth line of stanza 19 to the end of the poem in the Arnamagnæan Codex, of which it occupies the first page and a half. "
The > Volume Ii > Introductory Note
attestation: The passage provides naming or identification for Atli.
"Stanzas 12–30 form a fairly consecutive unit, in which Atli, on guard over Helgi's ship, has a vigorous argument with a giantess, Hrimgerth, whence this section has sometimes been called the Hrimgertharmol (Lay of Hrimgerth)."
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"The general subject of the Helgi lays is considered in the introduction to Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar, and it is needless here to repeat the statements there made. The first lay of Helgi Hundingsbane is"
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"The general subject of the Helgi lays is considered in the introduction to Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar, and it is needless here to repeat the statements there made. The first lay of Helgi Hundingsbane is"
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"The general subject of the Helgi lays is considered in the introduction to Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar, and it is needless here to repeat the statements there made. The first lay of Helgi Hundingsbane is"
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"The general subject of the Helgi lays is considered in the introduction to Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar, and it is needless here to repeat the statements there made. The first lay of Helgi Hundingsbane is"
relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Volsung.
"The general subject of the Helgi lays is considered in the introduction to Helgakvitha Hjorvarthssonar, and it is needless here to repeat the statements there made. The first lay of Helgi Hundingsbane is"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Volsung.
"54. "Summon Hogni, | the sons of Hring, Atli and Yngvi | and Alf the Old; Glad they are | of battle ever; Against the Volsungs | let us go.""
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"54. "Summon Hogni, | the sons of Hring, Atli and Yngvi | and Alf the Old; Glad they are | of battle ever; Against the Volsungs | let us go.""
attestation: Atli is characterized by gladness in the verse.
"54. "Summon Hogni, | the sons of Hring, Atli and Yngvi | and Alf the Old; Glad they are | of battle ever; Against the Volsungs | let us go.""
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"54. "Summon Hogni, | the sons of Hring, Atli and Yngvi | and Alf the Old; Glad they are | of battle ever; Against the Volsungs | let us go.""
The > Volume Ii > Of Hjorvarth And Sigrlin
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"Hjorvarth was the name of a king, who had four wives: one was called Alfhild, and their son was named Hethin; the second was called Særeith, and their son was named Humlung; the third was called Sinrjoth, and"
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"Hjorvarth was the name of a king, who had four wives: one was called Alfhild, and their son was named Hethin; the second was called Særeith, and their son was named Humlung; the third was called Sinrjoth, and"
attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"1. "Sawest thou Sigrlin, | Svafnir's daughter, The fairest maid | in her home-land found? Though Hjorvarth's wives | by men are held Goodly to see | in Glasir's wood."
Atli spake:"
- attribution: bird delivers a speech in the verse.
"2. "Now with Atli, | Ithmund's son, Wilt thou say more, | thou bird so wise?"
The bird spake:
"I may if the prince | an offering makes,
And I have what I will | from the house of the king."
Atli spake:"
- attestation: Atli is characterized by wisdom in the verse.
"2. "Now with Atli, | Ithmund's son, Wilt thou say more, | thou bird so wise?"
The bird spake:
"I may if the prince | an offering makes,
And I have what I will | from the house of the king."
Atli spake:"
- attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"2. "Now with Atli, | Ithmund's son, Wilt thou say more, | thou bird so wise?"
The bird spake:
"I may if the prince | an offering makes,
And I have what I will | from the house of the king."
Atli spake:"
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"4. "A fane will I ask, | and altars many, Gold-horned cattle | the prince shall give me, If Sigrlin yet | shall sleep in his arms, Or free of will | the hero shall follow." "
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Svava.
"5. "Trouble we had, | but tidings none, Our horses failed | in the mountains high, The waters of Sæmorn | we needs must wade; Svafnir's daughter, | with rings bedecked, She whom we sought, | was still denied us." "
attestation: Atli is characterized by greatness in the verse.
"5. "Trouble we had, | but tidings none, Our horses failed | in the mountains high, The waters of Sæmorn | we needs must wade; Svafnir's daughter, | with rings bedecked, She whom we sought, | was still denied us." "
relationship: The stanza implies enmity between Atli and Svava.
"5. "Trouble we had, | but tidings none, Our horses failed | in the mountains high, The waters of Sæmorn | we needs must wade; Svafnir's daughter, | with rings bedecked, She whom we sought, | was still denied us." "
The > Volume Ii > (Ii)
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"11. "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." "
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Svava.
"11. "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." "
attestation: Atli is characterized by greatness in the verse.
"11. "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." "
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"11. "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." "
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"11. "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." "
The > Volume Ii > (Iii)
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"He slew the giant Hati, whom he found sitting on a certain mountain. Helgi and Atli lay with their ships in Hatafjord. Atli kept watch during the first part of the night. Hrimgerth, Hati's daughter, spake:"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Hatafjord.
"12. "Who are the heroes | in Hatafjord? The ships are covered with shields; Bravely ye look, | and little ye fear, The name of the king would I know."
Atli spake:"
- attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"12. "Who are the heroes | in Hatafjord? The ships are covered with shields; Bravely ye look, | and little ye fear, The name of the king would I know."
Atli spake:"
- attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"12. "Who are the heroes | in Hatafjord? The ships are covered with shields; Bravely ye look, | and little ye fear, The name of the king would I know."
Atli spake:"
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"15. "Atli am I, | and ill shalt thou find me, Great hate for witches I have; Oft have I been | in the dripping bows, And to dusk-riders death have brought."
attestation: Atli is characterized by greatness in the verse.
"15. "Atli am I, | and ill shalt thou find me, Great hate for witches I have; Oft have I been | in the dripping bows, And to dusk-riders death have brought."
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"22. "Go ashore then, Atli, | if sure of thy might, Let us come to Varin's cove; Straight shall thy rounded | ribs be made If thou comest within my claws."
Atli spake:"
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"28. "Thrice nine there were, | but one rode first, A helmed maid white of hue; Their horses quivered, | there came from their manes Dew in the dales so deep, (Hail on the woods so high,"
attestation: The stanza describes cosmological elements involving Atli.
"19. "Dull art thou, Atli, | thou dreamest, methinks, The lids lie over thine eyes; By the leader's ships | my mother lay, Hlothvarth's sons on the sea I slew."
The > Volume Ii > Notes
attestation: Atli is the Norse form of the Gothic name Attila (Etzel)
"Atli: Norse form of the Gothic Attila (Etzel)"
attestation: Atli and Helgi held Hrimgerth in conversation until sunrise, when the sun's rays turned her to stone
"Atli and Helgi have held Hrimgerth in talk till sunrise, and the sun's rays turn her into stone"
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Introductory Note
attestation: Atli is associated with the location Rhine.
"5. Slain was Sigurth | south of the Rhine; From a limb a raven | called full loud: "Your blood shall redden | Atli's blade, And your oaths shall bind | you both in chains.""
relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Rhine.
"5. Slain was Sigurth | south of the Rhine; From a limb a raven | called full loud: "Your blood shall redden | Atli's blade, And your oaths shall bind | you both in chains.""
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"24. Then Brynhild, daughter | of Buthli, spake: "Atli is guilty | of all the sorrow, (Son of Buthli | and brother of mine,) When we saw in the hall | of the Hunnish race"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Gunnar.
"33. "None mock thee, Gunnar! | thou hast mightily fought, But thy hatred little | doth Atli heed; Longer than thou, | methinks, shall he live, And greater in might | shall he ever remain."
attestation: Atli is characterized by greatness in the verse.
"33. "None mock thee, Gunnar! | thou hast mightily fought, But thy hatred little | doth Atli heed; Longer than thou, | methinks, shall he live, And greater in might | shall he ever remain."
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"37. "And so to me | did Atli say That share in our wealth | I should not have, Of gold or lands, | if my hand I gave not; (More evil yet, | the wealth I should yield,) The gold that he | in my childhood gave me,"
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"37. "And so to me | did Atli say That share in our wealth | I should not have, Of gold or lands, | if my hand I gave not; (More evil yet, | the wealth I should yield,) The gold that he | in my childhood gave me,"
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"40. "One alone | of all I loved, Nor changing heart | I ever had; All in the end | shall Atli know, When he hears I have gone | on the death-road hence."
* * * * * *"attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Guth.
"55. "Guthrun a noble | husband thou givest, Yet to many a warrior | woe will she bring, Not happily wedded | she holds herself; Her shall Atli | hither seek, (Buthli's son, | and brother of mine.)"
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"55. "Guthrun a noble | husband thou givest, Yet to many a warrior | woe will she bring, Not happily wedded | she holds herself; Her shall Atli | hither seek, (Buthli's son, | and brother of mine.)"
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"55. "Guthrun a noble | husband thou givest, Yet to many a warrior | woe will she bring, Not happily wedded | she holds herself; Her shall Atli | hither seek, (Buthli's son, | and brother of mine.)"
relationship: The stanza references a wife of Atli.
"It has already been pointed out (introductory note to Guthrunarkvitha I) that the tradition of Guthrun's lament was known wherever the Sigurth story existed, and that this lament was probably one of the"
relationship: The stanza references a wife of Atli.
"27. "Hunnish women, | skilled in weaving, Who gold make fair | to give thee joy, And the wealth of Buthli | thine shall be, Gold-decked one, | as Atli's wife."
Guthrun spake:"
- attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"27. "Hunnish women, | skilled in weaving, Who gold make fair | to give thee joy, And the wealth of Buthli | thine shall be, Gold-decked one, | as Atli's wife."
Guthrun spake:"
- attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"38. Atli woke me, | for ever I seemed Of bitterness full | for my brothers' death.
Atli spake:"
- attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"38. Atli woke me, | for ever I seemed Of bitterness full | for my brothers' death.
Atli spake:"
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"The short Guthrunarkvitha III, entitled in the manuscript simply Guthrunarkvitha, but so numbered in most editions to distinguish it from the first and second Guthrun lays, appears only in the Codex"
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"The short Guthrunarkvitha III, entitled in the manuscript simply Guthrunarkvitha, but so numbered in most editions to distinguish it from the first and second Guthrun lays, appears only in the Codex"
attestation: Atli is associated with the location Norway.
"The short Guthrunarkvitha III, entitled in the manuscript simply Guthrunarkvitha, but so numbered in most editions to distinguish it from the first and second Guthrun lays, appears only in the Codex"
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"The short Guthrunarkvitha III, entitled in the manuscript simply Guthrunarkvitha, but so numbered in most editions to distinguish it from the first and second Guthrun lays, appears only in the Codex"
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"The short Guthrunarkvitha III, entitled in the manuscript simply Guthrunarkvitha, but so numbered in most editions to distinguish it from the first and second Guthrun lays, appears only in the Codex"
relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Thithrek.
"The short Guthrunarkvitha III, entitled in the manuscript simply Guthrunarkvitha, but so numbered in most editions to distinguish it from the first and second Guthrun lays, appears only in the Codex"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli.
"1. "What thy sorrow, Atli, | Buthli's son? Is thy heart heavy-laden? | Why laughest thou never? It would better befit | the warrior far To speak with men, | and me to look on."
Atli spake:"
- attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"1. "What thy sorrow, Atli, | Buthli's son? Is thy heart heavy-laden? | Why laughest thou never? It would better befit | the warrior far To speak with men, | and me to look on."
Atli spake:"
attestation: The stanza contains a reference to fate or prophecy concerning Atli.
"9. Then Atli's heart | in happiness laughed, When Guthrun's hand | unhurt he saw; "Now Herkja shall come | the kettle to try, She who grief | for Guthrun planned.""
relationship: The stanza references a sister of Atli.
"The Oddrunargratr follows Guthrunarkvitha III in the Codex Regius; it is not quoted or mentioned elsewhere, except that the composer of the "short" Sigurth lay seems to have been familiar with it. The"
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"The Oddrunargratr follows Guthrunarkvitha III in the Codex Regius; it is not quoted or mentioned elsewhere, except that the composer of the "short" Sigurth lay seems to have been familiar with it. The"
relationship: Oddrun is the sibling of Atli.
"2. This Oddrun learned, | the sister of Atli, That sore the maiden's | sickness was; The bit-bearer forth | from his stall she brought, And the saddle laid | on the steed so black."
attestation: Atli is characterized by stature in the verse.
"2. This Oddrun learned, | the sister of Atli, That sore the maiden's | sickness was; The bit-bearer forth | from his stall she brought, And the saddle laid | on the steed so black."
attestation: Atli is characterized by power in the verse.
"19. "Love to Gunnar | then I gave, To the breaker of rings, | as Brynhild might; To Atli rings | so red they offered, And mighty gifts | to my brother would give."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"19. "Love to Gunnar | then I gave, To the breaker of rings, | as Brynhild might; To Atli rings | so red they offered, And mighty gifts | to my brother would give."
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"20. "Fifteen dwellings | fain would he give For me, and the burden | that Grani bore; But Atli said | he would never receive Marriage gold | from Gjuki's son."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli.
"24. "To the warriors ruddy | rings we offered, That nought to Atli | e'er they should say; But swiftly home | they hastened thence, And eager all | to Atli told."
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"24. "To the warriors ruddy | rings we offered, That nought to Atli | e'er they should say; But swiftly home | they hastened thence, And eager all | to Atli told."
attestation: Atli is characterized by swiftness in the verse.
"24. "To the warriors ruddy | rings we offered, That nought to Atli | e'er they should say; But swiftly home | they hastened thence, And eager all | to Atli told."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"24. "To the warriors ruddy | rings we offered, That nought to Atli | e'er they should say; But swiftly home | they hastened thence, And eager all | to Atli told."
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"29. "I bade the serving-maids | ready to be, For I longed the hero's | life to save; Across the sound | the boats we sailed, Till we saw the whole | of Atli's home."
relationship: The stanza references a mother of Atli.
"30. "Then crawling the evil | woman came, Atli's mother— | may she ever rot! And hard she bit | to Gunnar's heart, So I could not help | the hero brave."
attestation: Atli is characterized by courage in the verse.
"30. "Then crawling the evil | woman came, Atli's mother— | may she ever rot! And hard she bit | to Gunnar's heart, So I could not help | the hero brave."
relationship: The stanza references a son of Atli.
"As has been said, the Atlakvitha is metrically in a chaotic state, the normal Malahattr lines being frequently interspersed with lines and even stanzas which apparently are of the older Fornyrthislag type. How"
attestation: she slew Atli.
"As has been said, the Atlakvitha is metrically in a chaotic state, the normal Malahattr lines being frequently interspersed with lines and even stanzas which apparently are of the older Fornyrthislag type. How"
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"As has been said, the Atlakvitha is metrically in a chaotic state, the normal Malahattr lines being frequently interspersed with lines and even stanzas which apparently are of the older Fornyrthislag type. How"
relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Atlakvitha.
"As has been said, the Atlakvitha is metrically in a chaotic state, the normal Malahattr lines being frequently interspersed with lines and even stanzas which apparently are of the older Fornyrthislag type. How"
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"1. Atli sent | of old to Gunnar A keen-witted rider, | Knefröth did men call him; To Gjuki's home came he | and to Gunnar's dwelling, With benches round the hearth, | and to the beer so sweet."
attestation: The stanza describes cosmological elements involving Atli.
"3. "Now Atli has sent me | his errand to ride, On my bit-champing steed | through Myrkwood the secret, To bid you, Gunnar, | to his benches to come, With helms round the hearth, | and Atli's home seek."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli.
"14. Then they saw Atli's halls, | and his watch-towers high, On the walls so lofty | stood the warriors of Buthli; The hall of the southrons | with seats was surrounded, With targets bound | and shields full bright."
attestation: The stanza describes binding or imprisonment involving Atli.
"14. Then they saw Atli's halls, | and his watch-towers high, On the walls so lofty | stood the warriors of Buthli; The hall of the southrons | with seats was surrounded, With targets bound | and shields full bright."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Gunnar.
"15. Mid weapons and lances | did Atli his wine In the war-hall drink, | without were his watchmen, For Gunnar they waited, | if forth he should go, With their ringing spears | they would fight with the ruler."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"15. Mid weapons and lances | did Atli his wine In the war-hall drink, | without were his watchmen, For Gunnar they waited, | if forth he should go, With their ringing spears | they would fight with the ruler."
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"15. Mid weapons and lances | did Atli his wine In the war-hall drink, | without were his watchmen, For Gunnar they waited, | if forth he should go, With their ringing spears | they would fight with the ruler."
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"17. "Brother, 'twere far better | to have come in byrnie, With thy household helmed, | to see Atli's home, And to sit in the saddle | all day 'neath the sun, (That the sword-norns might weep | for the death-pale warriors,"
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"17. "Brother, 'twere far better | to have come in byrnie, With thy household helmed, | to see Atli's home, And to sit in the saddle | all day 'neath the sun, (That the sword-norns might weep | for the death-pale warriors,"
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"27. "So distant, Atli, | from all men's eyes, Shalt thou be as thou | . . . . . from the gold. . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . ."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"27. "So distant, Atli, | from all men's eyes, Shalt thou be as thou | . . . . . from the gold. . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . ."
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"29. "The swift Rhine shall hold | the strife-gold of heroes, That once was the gods', | the wealth of the Niflungs, In the depths of the waters | the death-rings shall glitter,"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Rhine.
"29. "The swift Rhine shall hold | the strife-gold of heroes, That once was the gods', | the wealth of the Niflungs, In the depths of the waters | the death-rings shall glitter,"
attestation: Atli is associated with the location Rhine.
"29. "The swift Rhine shall hold | the strife-gold of heroes, That once was the gods', | the wealth of the Niflungs, In the depths of the waters | the death-rings shall glitter,"
attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"29. "The swift Rhine shall hold | the strife-gold of heroes, That once was the gods', | the wealth of the Niflungs, In the depths of the waters | the death-rings shall glitter,"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Guth.
"31. On the long-maned Glaum | rode Atli the great, About him were warriors | . . . . . . . . But Guthrun, akin | to the gods of slaughter, Yielded not to her tears | in the hall of tumult.
Guthrun spake:"
- attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"31. On the long-maned Glaum | rode Atli the great, About him were warriors | . . . . . . . . But Guthrun, akin | to the gods of slaughter, Yielded not to her tears | in the hall of tumult.
Guthrun spake:"
- attestation: Atli is characterized by greatness in the verse.
"31. On the long-maned Glaum | rode Atli the great, About him were warriors | . . . . . . . . But Guthrun, akin | to the gods of slaughter, Yielded not to her tears | in the hall of tumult.
Guthrun spake:"
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"32. "It shall go with thee, Atli, | as with Gunnar thou heldest The oaths ofttimes sworn, | and of old made firm, By the sun in the south, | by Sigtyr's mountain, By the horse of the rest-bed, | and the ring of Ull.""
relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Ull.
"32. "It shall go with thee, Atli, | as with Gunnar thou heldest The oaths ofttimes sworn, | and of old made firm, By the sun in the south, | by Sigtyr's mountain, By the horse of the rest-bed, | and the ring of Ull.""
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli.
"35. Then Atli rode | on his earth-treading steed, Seeking his home, | from the slaughter-place; There was clatter of hoofs | of the steeds in the court, And the clashing of arms | as they came from the field."
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"35. Then Atli rode | on his earth-treading steed, Seeking his home, | from the slaughter-place; There was clatter of hoofs | of the steeds in the court, And the clashing of arms | as they came from the field."
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"36. Out then came Guthrun | to meeting with Atli, With a golden beaker | as gift to the monarch: "Thou mayst eat now, chieftain, | within thy dwelling, Blithely with Guthrun | young beasts fresh slaughtered.""
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"36. Out then came Guthrun | to meeting with Atli, With a golden beaker | as gift to the monarch: "Thou mayst eat now, chieftain, | within thy dwelling, Blithely with Guthrun | young beasts fresh slaughtered.""
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli.
"37. The wine-heavy ale-cups | of Atli resounded, When there in the hall | the Hunnish youths clamored, And the warriors bearded, | the brave ones, entered."
attestation: Atli is characterized by courage in the verse.
"37. The wine-heavy ale-cups | of Atli resounded, When there in the hall | the Hunnish youths clamored, And the warriors bearded, | the brave ones, entered."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Guth.
"41. There was clamor on the benches, | and the cry of men, The clashing of weapons, | and weeping of the Huns, Save for Guthrun only, | she wept not ever For her bear-fierce brothers, | or the boys so dear,"
attestation: Atli is characterized by youth in the verse.
"41. There was clamor on the benches, | and the cry of men, The clashing of weapons, | and weeping of the Huns, Save for Guthrun only, | she wept not ever For her bear-fierce brothers, | or the boys so dear,"
attestation: Atli is characterized by wisdom in the verse.
"43. Unwise then was Atli, | he had drunk to wildness, No weapon did he have, | and of Guthrun bewared not; Oft their play was better | when both in gladness Each other embraced | among princes all."
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"43. Unwise then was Atli, | he had drunk to wildness, No weapon did he have, | and of Guthrun bewared not; Oft their play was better | when both in gladness Each other embraced | among princes all."
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"46. Now the tale is all told, | nor in later time Will a woman in byrnie | avenge so her brothers; The fair one to three | of the kings of the folk Brought the doom of death | ere herself she died. "
relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Atlakvitha.
"Many of the chief facts regarding the Atlamol, which follows the Atlakvitha in the Codex Regius, are outlined in the introductory note to the earlier Atli lay. That the superscription in the manuscript is"
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"1050. As to its state of preservation there is some dispute, but, barring one or two possible gaps of some importance, and the usual number of passages in which the interpolation or omission of one or two"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Volsung.
"1050. As to its state of preservation there is some dispute, but, barring one or two possible gaps of some importance, and the usual number of passages in which the interpolation or omission of one or two"
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"1050. As to its state of preservation there is some dispute, but, barring one or two possible gaps of some importance, and the usual number of passages in which the interpolation or omission of one or two"
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"1050. As to its state of preservation there is some dispute, but, barring one or two possible gaps of some importance, and the usual number of passages in which the interpolation or omission of one or two"
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"1050. As to its state of preservation there is some dispute, but, barring one or two possible gaps of some importance, and the usual number of passages in which the interpolation or omission of one or two"
relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Volsung.
"1050. As to its state of preservation there is some dispute, but, barring one or two possible gaps of some importance, and the usual number of passages in which the interpolation or omission of one or two"
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"2. Fate grew for the princes, | to death they were given; Ill counsel was Atli's, | though keenness he had; He felled his staunch bulwark, | his own sorrow fashioned,"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli.
"2. Fate grew for the princes, | to death they were given; Ill counsel was Atli's, | though keenness he had; He felled his staunch bulwark, | his own sorrow fashioned,"
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"2. Fate grew for the princes, | to death they were given; Ill counsel was Atli's, | though keenness he had; He felled his staunch bulwark, | his own sorrow fashioned,"
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"2. Fate grew for the princes, | to death they were given; Ill counsel was Atli's, | though keenness he had; He felled his staunch bulwark, | his own sorrow fashioned,"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Limafjord.
"4. Runes did she fashion, | but false Vingi made them, The speeder of hatred, | ere to give them he sought; Then soon fared the warriors | whom Atli had sent, And to Limafjord came, | to the home of the kings."
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"4. Runes did she fashion, | but false Vingi made them, The speeder of hatred, | ere to give them he sought; Then soon fared the warriors | whom Atli had sent, And to Limafjord came, | to the home of the kings."
relationship: The stanza references a brother of Atli.
"47. Then the daughter of Gjuki | two warriors smote down, Atli's brother she slew, | and forth then they bore him; (So fiercely she fought | that his feet she clove off;) Another she smote | so that never he stood,"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Gjuki.
"47. Then the daughter of Gjuki | two warriors smote down, Atli's brother she slew, | and forth then they bore him; (So fiercely she fought | that his feet she clove off;) Another she smote | so that never he stood,"
attestation: Atli is characterized by ferocity in the verse.
"47. Then the daughter of Gjuki | two warriors smote down, Atli's brother she slew, | and forth then they bore him; (So fiercely she fought | that his feet she clove off;) Another she smote | so that never he stood,"
attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"53. "Hear me now, Atli! | the first evil was thine; My mother didst thou take, | and for gold didst murder her, My sister's daughter | thou didst starve in a prison. A jest does it seem | that thy sorrow thou tellest,"
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"53. "Hear me now, Atli! | the first evil was thine; My mother didst thou take, | and for gold didst murder her, My sister's daughter | thou didst starve in a prison. A jest does it seem | that thy sorrow thou tellest,"
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"53. "Hear me now, Atli! | the first evil was thine; My mother didst thou take, | and for gold didst murder her, My sister's daughter | thou didst starve in a prison. A jest does it seem | that thy sorrow thou tellest,"
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"57. Then did Beiti speak, | he was Atli's steward: "Let us seize now Hjalli, | and Hogni spare we! Let us fell the sluggard, | he is fit for death, He has lived too long, | and lazy men call him.""
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Hogni.
"57. Then did Beiti speak, | he was Atli's steward: "Let us seize now Hjalli, | and Hogni spare we! Let us fell the sluggard, | he is fit for death, He has lived too long, | and lazy men call him.""
attestation: Atli is characterized by wisdom in the verse.
"64. Full mighty seemed Atli | as o'er them he stood, The wise one he blamed, | and his words reproached her: "It is morning, Guthrun; | now thy dear ones dost miss, But the blame is part thine | that thus it has chanced." "
attestation: Atli is characterized by power in the verse.
"64. Full mighty seemed Atli | as o'er them he stood, The wise one he blamed, | and his words reproached her: "It is morning, Guthrun; | now thy dear ones dost miss, But the blame is part thine | that thus it has chanced." "
attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"65. "Thou art joyous, Atli, | for of evil thou tellest, But sorrow is thine | if thou mightest all see; Thy heritage heavy | here can I tell thee, Sorrow never thou losest | unless I shall die."
Atli spake:"
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Atli.
"71. The beer then she brought | for her brothers' death-feast, And a feast Atli made | for his followers dead; No more did they speak, | the mead was made ready, Soon the men were gathered | with mighty uproar."
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Atli.
"71. The beer then she brought | for her brothers' death-feast, And a feast Atli made | for his followers dead; No more did they speak, | the mead was made ready, Soon the men were gathered | with mighty uproar."
attestation: Atli is characterized by youth in the verse.
"74. Then the grim one slew both | of the brothers young, Full hard was her deed | when their heads she smote off; Fain was Atli to know | whither now they were gone, The boys from their sport, | for nowhere he spied them. "
relationship: Atli is identified as the offspring of Grimhild.
"75. "My fate shall I seek, | all to Atli saying, The daughter of Grimhild | the deed from thee hides not; No joy thou hast, Atli, | if all thou shalt hear, Great sorrow didst wake | when my brothers thou slewest."
attestation: Atli is characterized by grimness in the verse.
"75. "My fate shall I seek, | all to Atli saying, The daughter of Grimhild | the deed from thee hides not; No joy thou hast, Atli, | if all thou shalt hear, Great sorrow didst wake | when my brothers thou slewest."
attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"79. "Of thy sons now thou knowest; | few suffer more sorrow; My guilt have I told, | fame it never shall give me."
Atli spake:"
- attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"79. "Of thy sons now thou knowest; | few suffer more sorrow; My guilt have I told, | fame it never shall give me."
Atli spake:"
attestation: Atli is characterized by age in the verse.
"83. Together they sat | and full grim were their thoughts, Unfriendly their words, | and no joy either found; In Hniflung grew hatred, | great plans did he have, To Guthrun his anger | against Atli was told."
attestation: Atli is characterized by greatness in the verse.
"83. Together they sat | and full grim were their thoughts, Unfriendly their words, | and no joy either found; In Hniflung grew hatred, | great plans did he have, To Guthrun his anger | against Atli was told."
relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Guth.
"83. Together they sat | and full grim were their thoughts, Unfriendly their words, | and no joy either found; In Hniflung grew hatred, | great plans did he have, To Guthrun his anger | against Atli was told."
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Atli.
"86. "Ne'er her deed from thee hides | the daughter of Grimhild, I own to the guilt | that is ending thy life, And the son of Hogni; | 'tis so thy wounds bleed."
Atli spake: "
- attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"86. "Ne'er her deed from thee hides | the daughter of Grimhild, I own to the guilt | that is ending thy life, And the son of Hogni; | 'tis so thy wounds bleed."
Atli spake: "
- relationship: The stanza references alliance or oath between Atli and Grimhild.
"86. "Ne'er her deed from thee hides | the daughter of Grimhild, I own to the guilt | that is ending thy life, And the son of Hogni; | 'tis so thy wounds bleed."
Atli spake: "
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli.
"91. "Thou liest now, Atli, | though little I heed it; If I seldom was kindly, | full cruel wast thou; Ye brothers fought young, | quarrels brought you to battle, And half went to hell | of the sons of thy house,"
attestation: Atli is characterized by youth in the verse.
"91. "Thou liest now, Atli, | though little I heed it; If I seldom was kindly, | full cruel wast thou; Ye brothers fought young, | quarrels brought you to battle, And half went to hell | of the sons of thy house,"
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"94. "Slain was the Hun-king, | soon happiness vanished, In her grief the widow | so young sat weeping; Yet worse seemed the sorrow | to seek Atli's house, A hero was my husband, | and hard was his loss."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli.
"95. "From the Thing thou camst never, | for thus have we heard, Having won in thy quarrels, | or warriors smitten; Full yielding thou wast, | never firm was thy will, In silence didst suffer, | . . . . . . . ." "
attribution: Atli delivers a speech in the verse.
"95. "From the Thing thou camst never, | for thus have we heard, Having won in thy quarrels, | or warriors smitten; Full yielding thou wast, | never firm was thy will, In silence didst suffer, | . . . . . . . ." "
comparison: The note cross-references Guthrunarhvot for information about Atli.
"The two concluding poems in the Codex Regius, the Guthrunarhvot (Guthrun's Inciting) and the Hamthesmol (The Ballad of Hamther), belong to a narrative cycle connected with those of Sigurth, the Burgundians, and Atli (cf."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Atli.
"11. "A greater sorrow | I saw not nor knew, Yet more it seemed | I must suffer yet When the princes great | to Atli gave me."
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Atli.
"11. "A greater sorrow | I saw not nor knew, Yet more it seemed | I must suffer yet When the princes great | to Atli gave me."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Atli, Erp.
"8. "Thou wouldst strike at Atli | by the slaying of Erp And the killing of Eitil; | thine own grief was worse; So should each one wield | the wound-biting sword That another it slays | but smites not himself.""
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Notes
attestation: Atli (Attila) is Brynhild's brother in the northern version; his marriage with Guthrun and slaying of her brothers are told in the Atli poems
"Atli (Attila; cf. introductory note to Gripisspo): the Northern version of the story makes him Brynhild's brother. His marriage with Guthrun, and his slaying of her brothers, are told in the Atli poems."
attestation: In an alternative version, Atli buys off Gunnar and Sigurth's attack by giving Brynhild to Gunnar as wife, deceiving her by claiming Gunnar was Sigurth
"These stanzas represent an entirely different version of the story, wherein Atli, attacked by Gunnar and Sigurth, buys them off by giving Gunnar his sister, Brynhild, as wife. He seems to have induced the latter to marry Gunnar by falsely telling her that Gunnar was Sigurth"
attestation: In the version with no shape-change, Atli identified Sigurth as Gunnar and Brynhild fell in love with the dragon-slayer riding Grani
"In this version of the winning of Brynhild it appears that Atli pointed out Sigurth as Gunnar, and Brynhild promptly fell in love with the hero"
attestation: German tradition created an anachronism by bringing together Attila (died 453), Theoderich (born ~455), and Ermanarich (died ~376)
"The German tradition early accepted the anachronism of bringing together Attila (Etzel, Atli), who died in 453, and Theoderich, who was born about 455, and adding thereto Ermanarich (Jormunrek), king of the Goths, who died about 376."
attestation: Stanzas 38-45 may come from a separate poem about Atli's dreams, substituted for the lost conclusion of Guthrun's lament
"It is possible that stanzas 38–45 came originally from another poem, dealing with Atli's dream, and were here substituted for the original conclusion of Guthrun's lament."
attestation: Atli's dreams in stanzas 41-43 forecast the death of his two sons, whose flesh Guthrun feeds him
"In stanzas 41–43 Atli's dreams forecast the death of his two sons, whose flesh Guthrun gives him to eat"
attestation: The murky wood dividing Atli's realm from the Gjukungs is called Myrkwood in Atlakvitha
"Murky wood: the forest which divided Atli's realm from that of the Gjukungs is in Atlakvitha, 3, called Myrkwood."
comparison: Atli's mother appears as the adder that stings Gunnar to death in one version, while in the Volsungasaga a mighty evil adder kills him after he puts all other serpents to sleep with his harp
"Atli's mother: the Volsungasaga does not follow this version; Gunnar puts all the serpents but one to sleep with his harp playing, "but a mighty and evil adder crawled to him and drove his fangs into him till they reached his heart, and so he died.""
attribution: Atli is described as a 'giver of swords,' meaning a generous prince
"Giver of swords: generous prince, i.e., Atli."
attestation: Atli and his advisers planned the death of Gunnar and Hogni, the sons of Gjuki
"Men: Atli and his advisers, with whom he planned the death of the sons of Gjuki, Gunnar and Hogni."
attestation: Atli's slaying of Gunnar and Hogni, who were ready to support him, led to his own death
"Bulwark: Atli's slaying of his wife's brothers, who were ready to support and defend him in his greatness, was the cause of his own death."
comparison: The Atlakvitha, perhaps half a century earlier, separates Atli's land from the Gjukungs only by a forest
"Even the Atlakvitha, perhaps half a century earlier, separates Atli's land from that of the Gjukungs only by a forest."
attestation: A lost dialogue between stanzas 39 and 40 is preserved in the Volsungasaga, where Atli demands the gold that Sigurth had and Gunnar refuses
"'Be welcome among us, and give me that store of gold which is ours by right, the gold that Sigurth had, and that now belongs to Guthrun.' Gunnar said: 'Never shalt thou get that gold, and men of might shalt thou find here, ere we give up our lives, if it is battle thou dost offer us'"
comparison: The slaying of Atli's brother in the Atlamol is a reminiscence of the Nibelungenlied tradition where Dancwart slays Etzel's brother Blödelin (the historical Bleda)
"Atli's brother: doubtless a reminiscence of the early tradition represented in the Nibelungenlied by the slaying of Etzel's brother, Blœdelin (the historical Bleda), by Dancwart."
attestation: Atli began with thirty warriors, and Thjothrek's thirty warriors are referenced
"The warrior: Atli. Thirty: perhaps an echo of the "thirty warriors" of Thjothrek"
attestation: It is intimated in the Atlamol that Atli may have killed Guthrun's mother Grimhild, though this is not confirmed elsewhere
"nowhere else is it intimated that Atli killed Guthrun's mother, Grimhild, nor is the niece elsewhere mentioned."
attestation: Sigurth's treasure was claimed by Atli as brother of Brynhild and husband of Guthrun
"Gold: the meaning of this half line is somewhat doubtful, but apparently Atli refers to Sigurth's treasure, which should have been his as Brynhild's brother."
attestation: The silver Atli gave Guthrun was of greater value even than the honor of receiving such royal gifts
"Greater: i.e., the silver which Atli gave Guthrun was of greater value even than the honor of receiving such royal gifts."
attestation: Atli's mother appears as the adder who stings Gunnar to death in the Oddrunargratr
"My mother: the only other reference to Atli's mother is in Oddrunargratr, 30, wherein she appears as the adder who stings Gunnar to death"
attestation: The custom of burying Norse chiefs in ships was of frequent occurrence, but applying it to Atli is grotesque
"A ship: the burial of Norse chiefs in ships was of frequent occurrence, but the Greenland poet's application of the custom to Atli is somewhat grotesque."
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Pronouncing Index
- attestation: Atli is identified with Attila the Hun
"At′-li, Attila"