[53]. Sigmund, Helgi’s father, is here called son of the Ylfings, though he was of the Völsunga family. Even Helgi himself is called Skjöldung in the second Helgi lay.
[54]. The friend of wolves—a warrior who by his fights gave food to the wolves.
[55]. Dögling (1) a descendant of Dag, (2) a chief of any family.
[56]. The giving of garlic at the ceremony of name-fastening, seems to have had some symbolic meaning. From St. Olaf’s Saga we see that it was used for curing wounds: in Gudrunar Kvida the leek is used as opposed to grass, perhaps implying that the child to whom it was given would stand as high among men as it did amongst grass.
[57]. King.
[58]. These estates were given to him with the name-fastening, as was customary.
[59]. Ring-steads.
[60]. Sun mountains.
[61]. Snow mountains.
[62]. Fields of Sigar.