The Poetic Edda on Dag

The > Volume I > Introductory Note

• attestation: Dag is characterized by courage in the verse.

  "18. "The mate of Dag | was a mother of heroes, Thora, who bore him | the bravest of fighters, Frathmar and Gyrth | and the Frekis twain, Am and Jofurmar, | Alf the Old;"

The > Volume Ii > (Vi)

• relationship: Dag is identified as the offspring of Hogni.

  "Helgi took Sigrun to wife, and they had sons. Helgi did not reach old age. Dag, the son of Hogni, offered sacrifice to Othin to be avenged for his father's death; Othin gave Dag his spear. Dag found Helgi, his"

• attribution: Dag delivers a speech in the verse.

  "32. "Vengeance were mine | for Helgi's murder, Wert thou a wolf | in the woods without, Possessing nought | and knowing no joy, Having no food | save corpses to feed on."

Dag spake:"

The > Volume Ii > Notes

• attestation: Dag had sworn loyalty to Helgi and his life was spared on that basis, but he later broke the oath

  "According to the annotator, Dag's life had been spared because he swore loyalty to Helgi."

The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Pronouncing Index

• attestation: Dag is a god representing Day in Norse cosmology

  "Dag, a god (Day)"