The Poetic Edda on Erp
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Introductory Note
attestation: Erp is characterized by age in the verse.
"40. "Thou shalt never call | to thy knees again Erp or Eitil, | when merry with ale; Thou shalt never see | in their seats again The sharers of gold | their lances shaping,"
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Erp.
"40. "Thou shalt never call | to thy knees again Erp or Eitil, | when merry with ale; Thou shalt never see | in their seats again The sharers of gold | their lances shaping,"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Erp, Norns.
"28. "His head were now off | if Erp were living, The brother so keen | whom we killed on our road, The warrior noble,— | 'twas the Norns that drove me The hero to slay | who in fight should be holy."
attestation: Erp is characterized by nobility in the verse.
"28. "His head were now off | if Erp were living, The brother so keen | whom we killed on our road, The warrior noble,— | 'twas the Norns that drove me The hero to slay | who in fight should be holy."
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Notes
attribution: The term 'sharers of gold' is a poetic term for princes, applied to Atli's sons
"Sharers of gold: princes."
comparison: The Volsungasaga makes Erp a son of Guthrun, but in the Hamthesmol he is a son of Jonak by another wife
"The Volsungasaga follows this note in making Erp likewise a son of Guthrun, but in the Hamthesmol he is a son of Jonak by another wife."
relationship: Hniflungs refers to Erp and Eitil, the sons of Guthrun and Atli
"Hniflungs: Erp and Eitil, the sons of Guthrun and Atli."
comparison: The Erp son of Jonak in stanza 13 is not to be confused with the Erp son of Atli and Guthrun
"The Erp here referred to is not to be confused with the Erp, son of Jonak, who appears in stanza 13."
relationship: Erp is represented as a son of Jonak but not of Guthrun, and hence a half-brother of Hamther and Sorli
"Erp, here represented as a son of Jonak but not of Guthrun, and hence a half-brother of Hamther and Sorli."
attestation: In the Volsungasaga, after Erp's death, Hamther stumbles and saves himself with his hand, realizing Erp spoke truly
"In the Volsungasaga, after Erp's death, Hamther stumbles and saves himself from falling with his hand, whereupon he says: "Erp spake truly; I had fallen had I not braced myself with my hand.""