CANTO XV.
Stanza 3. Kort är hammarens skaft hos den segrande Tor. The handle of Tor's hammer, Mjölner, was very short; in his conflicts with the giants the god hurled it at the enemies. It always returned to his hand, no matter how far he might hurl it. Frej's sword, referred to, had the power of fighting successfully of its own accord as soon as it was drawn from the sheath.
4. den som stryker (segel), the one that lowers the sails, i.e., surrenders.
6. Valfader, Oden.
9. nu, equivalent to om.
15. vill du hälsas för vår, if you would be hailed as one of us.
15. Ljungaren, the thunderer, Tor.