The Poetic Edda on Frekastein
The > Volume Ii > (Iv)
- attestation: Frekastein is characterized by nobility in the verse.
"39. "In the morn he fell | at Frekastein, The king who was noblest | beneath the sun; Alf has the joy | of victory all, Though need therefor | is never his."
Helgi spake:"
The > Volume Ii > Notes
- attestation: Frekastein ('Wolf-Crag') appears several times in the Helgi lays as a battlefield name
"Frekastein ("Wolf-Crag"): the name appears several times in the Helgi lays applied to battlefields"
The > Volume Ii > Introductory Note
- attestation: Frekastein is characterized by swiftness in the verse.
"55. Swift as a storm | there smote together The flashing blades | at Frekastein; Ever was Helgi, | Hunding's slayer, First in the throng | where warriors fought; (Fierce in battle, | slow to fly,"