The Poetic Edda on Hjorvarth
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- relationship: The stanza references a son of Hjorvarth.
"38. "What chanced with Helgi, | Hjorvarth's son? Hard to me | is harm now come; If the sea smote him, | or sword bit him, Ill shall I bring | to all his foes."
Sigar spake:"
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attestation: Hjorvarth means 'Sword-Guardian' and is called a king of Norway by the annotator
"This particular Hjorvarth is called by the annotator, but not directly so in the verse, a king of Norway. The name means "Sword-Guardian.""
attestation: Polygamy was very infrequent but appeared occasionally in Norse sagas; Hjorvarth had four wives
"Four wives: polygamy, while very infrequent, appears occasionally in the Norse sagas"