The Poetic Edda on Hervor
The > Volume Ii > Introductory Note
- attestation: Hervor is characterized by wisdom in the verse.
"The swan-maiden story appears, of course, in many places quite distinct from the Weland tradition, and, in another form, became one of the most popular of German folk-tales. Like the story of Weland, however, it is"
The > Volume Ii > Notes
- attestation: Hervor is called Hlothver's daughter in the poem
"Hlothver's daughter: Hervor"
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Pronouncing Index
- attestation: Hervor is a swan-maiden
"Her′-vor, a swan-maiden"