NOTES TO THE NINTH CANTO.
Specimen of the original.
Ormen laa paa salten Bund i̱ Havet,
Straengt i Dybets Faengsel avet,
Bag Steenplanterne begravet.
Over ham flöd fri og dristig Hvalen,
Men i mörke Bölgedalen
Beed han slugen sig i Halen, etc.
and so on in tercets. I have preferred the heroic couplet for my translation.
[41] By Loptur’s daughter is no doubt meant the queen of death, Hela.