The Poetic Edda on Loddfafnir
The > Volume I > Introductory Note
attestation: Loddfafnir is characterized by greatness in the verse.
"112. I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: Rise not at night, | save if news thou seekest, Or fain to the outhouse wouldst fare."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Loddfafnir.
"113. I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: Beware of sleep | on a witch's bosom, Nor let her limbs ensnare thee."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Loddfafnir.
"117. I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: An evil man | thou must not let Bring aught of ill to thee;"
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Loddfafnir.
"126. I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: A shoemaker be, | or a maker of shafts, For only thy single self;"
attestation: Loddfafnir is characterized by greatness in the verse.
"126. I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: A shoemaker be, | or a maker of shafts, For only thy single self;"
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Loddfafnir.
"129. I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: Look not up | when the battle is on,— (Like madmen the sons | of men become,—)"
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Loddfafnir.
"132. I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: Scorn or mocking | ne'er shalt thou make Of a guest or a journey-goer."
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Loddfafnir.
"132. I rede thee, Loddfafnir! | and hear thou my rede,— Profit thou hast if thou hearest, Great thy gain if thou learnest: Scorn or mocking | ne'er shalt thou make Of a guest or a journey-goer."
The > Volume I > Notes
- attestation: Throughout the Loddfafnismol, Loddfafnir simply quotes Odin's words, with a repeated formula in lines 1-3 of most stanzas
"Lines 1–3 are the formula, repeated (abbreviated in the manuscript) in most of the stanzas, with which Othin prefaces his counsels to Loddfafnir, and throughout this section, except in stanzas 111 and 138, Loddfafnir represents himself as simply quoting Othin's words."