The Poetic Edda on Skatalund
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Introductory Note
- attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Skatalund.
"9. "He beset me with shields | in Skatalund, Red and white, | their rims o'erlapped; He bade that my sleep | should broken be By him who fear | had nowhere found."
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Notes
- attestation: Skatalund ('Warriors' Grove') is a mythical name for the place where Brynhild lay; elsewhere the location is called Hindarfjoll
"Skatalund ("Warriors' Grove"): a mythical name; elsewhere the place where Brynhild lay is called Hindarfjoll."