The Poetic Edda on Halfdan

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• attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Halfdan.

  "50. "Mad thou wouldst seem | alone to seek, Daughter of heroes, | the house of the dead; For mightier now | at night are all The ghosts of the dead | than when day is bright." "

• attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Halfdan, Helgi.

  "50. "Mad thou wouldst seem | alone to seek, Daughter of heroes, | the house of the dead; For mightier now | at night are all The ghosts of the dead | than when day is bright." "