5. mörkrets värld, Nifelhem.
7. fromme gud, Balder.
9. Angantyr, a great warrior, who fell in a duel and was buried together with his famous sword, Tyrfing. His daughter Hervor appealed to him to give her the sword. This he did, at the same time predicting that it would some day bring disaster upon her and upon her people.
13. Breidablick, Balder's glittering palace, the most beautiful hall in Valhall. Its purity was such that nothing common or unclean could endure within its confines.
14. bäst som, just as.
15. mör från tidens källa. See canto XXII: 20.
CANTO XXIII.
Line 16. I voren tempelbrand för mig en gång. Equivalent to saying:
When I saw you I was reminded of the burning temple.
CANTO XXIV.
Line 5. hillebarder, halberds, weapons that were a combination of axe and spear.