The Poetic Edda on Bralund
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attestation: Bralund is described as being born.
"1. In olden days, | when eagles screamed, And holy streams | from heaven's crags fell, Was Helgi then, | the hero-hearted, Borghild's son, | in Bralund born."
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Bralund.
"3. Mightily wove they | the web of fate, While Bralund's towns | were trembling all; And there the golden | threads they wove, And in the moon's hall | fast they made them."
attestation: Bralund is characterized by age in the verse.
"3. Mightily wove they | the web of fate, While Bralund's towns | were trembling all; And there the golden | threads they wove, And in the moon's hall | fast they made them."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Bralund.
"3. Mightily wove they | the web of fate, While Bralund's towns | were trembling all; And there the golden | threads they wove, And in the moon's hall | fast they made them."