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 Here he is also called Ash.

Box, as Arnórr sang:


 * The Box of Ships bade the Rygir
 * Bring the shields together
 * At early dusk; through the spear-rain
 * Of strife-clouds held the autumn night.

Ash, as Refr sang:


 * The Strife-Lord, gracious Giver,
 * Sought the Maid's bed gold-sprinkled;
 * The Ash of Odin's War-Sleet
 * Won the estate of manhood.

Maple, as here:


 * Hail, Maple of the Ice-Lumps
 * Of the Hand!' So spake the Birnie.

Tree, as Refr sang:


 * Since I have appointed
 * To proffer Odin's Breast-Sea,
 * The War-God's Verse, to Thorsteinn;
 * The Tree of Swords so wills it.

Staff, as Óttarr sang:


 * Thou, fierce War-Staff, maintainedst
 * Maugre two kings, thy borders
 * With heroes' kin, where the ravens
 * Starved not; keen-hearted art thou.