The Poetic Edda on Salgofnir

The > Volume Ii > (Viii)

• 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."