9. Observe in last line the change to direct address.
10. väl, doubtless.
11. dagen om, throughout the day.
16. jagar i molnen. Goes ahunting in the clouds, is dreaming.
18. Den strådöd. For the ancient Northmen it was a great disgrace to die a natural death. Death from self-inflicted wounds was more honorable. The use of den without an adjective is archaic.
18. blåvit Hela. Hela (see note, canto I: 23) was hideous in appearance. Half of her body was livid in color and the other half bore the ghastly pallor of death.
23. jarl, chief of a province. English, earl.
26. Nordlandens drotter, the kings of the Northland.
27. Odensblodet. See note, canto I: 35.
28. man. In this connection man means one of the king's retinue. The bönder rarely sought protection from kings and the proposal of Helge was highly insulting to Fritiof, who himself had a retinue.