The Poetic Edda on Hethin
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- attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Hethin.
"31. "Welcome, Hethin! | what hast thou to tell Of tidings new | that from Norway come? Wherefore didst leave | thy land, O prince, And fared alone | to find us here?"
Hethin spake:"
- attestation: Hethin is associated with the location Norway.
"31. "Welcome, Hethin! | what hast thou to tell Of tidings new | that from Norway come? Wherefore didst leave | thy land, O prince, And fared alone | to find us here?"
Hethin spake:"
- attribution: Hethin delivers a speech in the verse.
"31. "Welcome, Hethin! | what hast thou to tell Of tidings new | that from Norway come? Wherefore didst leave | thy land, O prince, And fared alone | to find us here?"
Hethin spake:"
- attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Hethin.
"31. "Welcome, Hethin! | what hast thou to tell Of tidings new | that from Norway come? Wherefore didst leave | thy land, O prince, And fared alone | to find us here?"
Hethin spake:"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Hethin.
"33. "Grieve not, Hethin, | for true shall hold The words we both | by the beer have sworn; To the isle a warrior | wills that I go, (There shall I come | the third night hence;)"
attestation: Hethin is characterized by age in the verse.
"33. "Grieve not, Hethin, | for true shall hold The words we both | by the beer have sworn; To the isle a warrior | wills that I go, (There shall I come | the third night hence;)"
attestation: Hethin is characterized by youth in the verse.
"41. "I bid thee, Svava,— | weep not, bride,— If thou wilt hearken | to these my words, The bed for Hethin | have thou ready, And yield thy love | to the hero young."
Svava spake:"
- attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Hethin.
"42. "A vow I had | in my dear-loved home, When Helgi sought | with rings to have me, That not of my will, | if the warrior died, Would I fold in my arms | a man unfamed."
Hethin spake:"
- attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Hethin, Helgi.
"42. "A vow I had | in my dear-loved home, When Helgi sought | with rings to have me, That not of my will, | if the warrior died, Would I fold in my arms | a man unfamed."
Hethin spake:"
- attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Hethin.
"42. "A vow I had | in my dear-loved home, When Helgi sought | with rings to have me, That not of my will, | if the warrior died, Would I fold in my arms | a man unfamed."
Hethin spake:"