The Poetic Edda on Hjalli
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Notes
attestation: Hjalli was Atli's cook, killed to deceive Gunnar, as Atli hoped to extract the secret of the hoard from Hogni
"Hjalli: Atli's cook, killed to deceive Gunnar, as Atli hoped to wring the secret of the hoard from Hogni if Gunnar remained silent."
comparison: In the Atlamol, Atli's men prepare to kill Hjalli, but he is spared at Hogni's intercession
"In the Atlamol (stanzas 59–60) Atli's men prepare to kill Hjalli, but he is spared at Hogni's intercession."
comparison: In the Atlakvitha, Hjalli is actually killed, while the Volsungasaga combines both versions by having him first spared at Hogni's intercession then seized again
"In the Atlakvitha Hjalli is actually killed; the Volsungasaga combines the two versions by having Hjalli first let off at Hogni's intercession and then seized a second time and killed"