Sveidi's Reindeer: So O Son of Sveinn strife-valiant, sang Hallvardr. Here the ship is also called Deer of the Sound; and the Sea is called Sölsi's Seat. Thus sang Thórdr Sjáreksson: The swift Steed of the Gunwale Around Sigg veered from northward, Both Körmt and Agdir's coastline Along the stern; by Listi The Leek's Steed lightly bounded. Here the ship is called Steed of the Gunwale; and the sea is Gylfi's Land; the sea is also called Gull's Wake. The ship is called Horse, and further, Horse of the Leek: for 'leek' means 'mast.' And again, as Markús sang: The Stream's Winterling waded Stoutly the Firth-Snake's Snow-Heaps; Leaped o'er the Whale's spumed House-Tops; On the ancient paths of sea-ships; The Stay's Bear, shower-breasting, Broke the Reef's splashing Fetter. Here the ship is called Winterling of the Stream: a bearcub is called a Winterling; and a bear is called Tusker; the Bear of the Stay is a ship. The ship is also called Reindeer, and so Hallvardr sang, as we have written before; and Hart, as King Haraldr Sigurdarson sang: By Sicily then widely The Seam cut: we were stately; And Elk, as Einarr sang: The ring's mild Peace-Dispenser, And Otter, as Máni sang: What, laggard carle with gray cheeks, Wolf, as Refr sang: And the Hoard-Diminisher hearkened To the Lord of the Wolf of Billows In the baleful Wrath-Wand's conflict. And Ox also. The ship is called Snowshoe, or Wagon, or Wain. Thus sang Eyjólfr the Valiant Skald: Late in the day the young Earl In the Snowshoe of Landless Waters To meet the fearless chieftain. Thus sang Styrkárr Oddason: Högni's host drove the Wagons The great Giver of Flood-Embers. And as Thorbjörn sang: The Freighter of Wave-Crests' Sea-Wain Hoard-Scatterer, who was given The White Christ's highest favor. LI. "How should one periphrase Christ? Thus: by calling Him Fashioner of Heaven and Earth, of Angels, and of the Sun; Governor of the World and of the Heavenly Kingdom and of Jerusalem and Jordan and the Land of the Greeks; Counsellor of the Apostles and of the Saints. Ancient skalds have written of Him in metaphors of Urdr's Well and Rome; as Eilífr Gudrúnarson sang: So has Rome's Mighty Ruler Thus sang Skapti Thóroddsson: The King of Monks is greatest King of the Heavens, as Markús sang: The King of the Wind-House fashioned Thus sang Eilífr Kúlnasveinn: The Host of the beaming World's Roof Son of Mary, as Eilífr sang further: The bright Host of Heaven boweth King of Angels, as Eilífr sang again: The goodly might of God's friend King of Jordan, as Sigvatr sang: Four angels the King of Jordan To earthward; and the stream washed King of Greeks, as Arnórr sang: I have lodged for the hero's ashes Thus I pay my Prince for good gifts. Thus sang Eilífr Kúlnasveinn: The Glory of Heaven praises Man's Prince: He is King of all things. Here he called Christ, first, King of Men, and again, King of All. Einarr Skúlason sang: He who compasseth, Bright in Mercy, All the world, and gently careth For all, caused the realm of Heaven |