9. templet i Uppsala likt. The ancient pagan temple at Uppsala was famous for its marvelous beauty.
23. Vala. The reference is to Voluspa, the Vala Prophecy, one of the oldest if not the oldest poetic production of Scandinavia.
26. fromhetsguden, Balder.
37-39. See canto I: 22.
56. Valaskjalf, a beautiful palace of Oden which was built by the gods and roofed with pure silver. In this palace is the throne Hlidskjalf. Seated there, Oden could overlook the whole world.
76. Jotunheim or Utgård was the dark and chaotic realm of the giants, which lay in the uttermost part of the earth.
77. gudabälte. Tors' wonderful belt, Megingjard which doubled his strength when he put it on. With his mailed gauntlets he seizes his hammer Mjölner.
78. Utgårda-Loke. The evil giant-god is so called because he has his realm in Utgård. See note, line 76.
81. Ägirs barm, the ocean.
88. Ymer, an enormous giant which the gods slew and from whose body they formed earth and heaven. His flesh constitutes the earth; the bones, mountains; the teeth, rocks; the skull, the heavenly vault; and the blood, oceans.