CANTO XX.
Stanza 1. Skinfaxe, the shining steed of Dag, day.
3. vingade hästen, the ship.
10. rista geirs-odd, to take one's own life by wounding oneself with a lance.
13. blodiga drotter, bloody deeds of achievement.
13. ätthögens dotter, the peace that awaits him in another world.
14. gjallarhorn, the trumpet of Heimdall, the sentry of the gods. Gjallarhornet can be heard to the remotest part of the world. Upon it Heimdall would blow one terrific blast to summon the gods to the final conflict in Ragnarök.