The Poetic Edda on Fitjung

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• relationship: The stanza references a son of Fitjung.

  "76. Among Fitjung's sons | saw I well-stocked folds,— Now bear they the beggar's staff; Wealth is as swift | as a winking eye, Of friends the falsest it is."

• attestation: Fitjung is characterized by age in the verse.

  "76. Among Fitjung's sons | saw I well-stocked folds,— Now bear they the beggar's staff; Wealth is as swift | as a winking eye, Of friends the falsest it is."

• attestation: Fitjung is characterized by swiftness in the verse.

  "76. Among Fitjung's sons | saw I well-stocked folds,— Now bear they the beggar's staff; Wealth is as swift | as a winking eye, Of friends the falsest it is."

• attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Fitjung.

  "76. Among Fitjung's sons | saw I well-stocked folds,— Now bear they the beggar's staff; Wealth is as swift | as a winking eye, Of friends the falsest it is."

• attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Fitjung.

  "76. Among Fitjung's sons | saw I well-stocked folds,— Now bear they the beggar's staff; Wealth is as swift | as a winking eye, Of friends the falsest it is."

The > Volume I > Notes

• attestation: Fitjung ('the Nourisher') is a name mentioned in the Hovamol notes

  "Fitjung ("the Nourisher")"