The Poetic Edda on Salgofnir
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attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Salgofnir, Helgi.
"48. "Now must I ride | the reddened ways, And my bay steed set | to tread the sky; Westward I go | to wind-helm's bridges, Ere Salgofnir wakes | the warrior throng." "
attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Salgofnir.
"48. "Now must I ride | the reddened ways, And my bay steed set | to tread the sky; Westward I go | to wind-helm's bridges, Ere Salgofnir wakes | the warrior throng." "
The > Volume Ii > Notes
- attestation: Salgofnir ('Hall-Crower') is identified as the cock Gollinkambi who awakens gods and warriors for the final battle
"Salgofnir ("Hall-Crower"): the cock Gollinkambi who awakes the gods and warriors for the last battle."