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 Stars of Heaven, of the Wains and the Winds; Helm, or House, of the Air and the Earth and the Sun. So sang Arnórr Earls'-Skald:


 * So large of gifts ne'er mounted
 * Young Lord of Shields on ship-deck
 * 'Neath the ancient Skull of Ymir:
 * Splendid this Prince's largess.

And as he sang again:


 * Bright grows the sun at dusking,
 * The earth sinks into the dark sea,
 * The Toil of Austri bursteth;
 * All the ocean on the fells breaks.

Thus sang Bödvarr the Halt:


 * For never 'neath the Sun's Plain
 * Shall come a nobler Land-Ward,
 * Keener in battle-onset,
 * Nor a brother of Ingi better.

And as Thjódólfr of Hvin sang:


 * Jörd's Son drove to the steel-play
 * (High swelled the godlike anger
 * In the mind of Meili's Brother),
 * And the Moon-Way 'neath him quivered.

Even as sang Ormr Barrey's-Skald:


 * Lady of Draupnir's gore-streak,
 * However great I know him,
 * The wielder (by right he ruleth)
 * Of the Wain's Road sees me gladly.