XIII.[°] Gizur. There appear to be reminiscences of this story in Saxo, Book V, e.g. in regard to the numbering of the Hunnish forces. Gizur seems to correspond to Eric in Saxo p. 190 f. It has been suggested that he is Othin in disguise.
Hazle stakes. Cf. the Tháttr of Nornagest, ch. 7 (note).
XIV.[°] They rode forthwith ... against the Huns. It has been suggested by Heinzel that this battle between the Goths and the Huns was the great battle fought on the Catalaunian Plain in 451 a.d.; but the passage in Widsið cited on p. 238 points rather to Poland.
Drew ... lips, lit. 'drew back his moustache.'
Dunheith and the other place names are unknown.
XV.[°] The Goths were defending, etc. Cf. Widsiþ, l. 121 ff.