One there is | that is best of all,
The shield-destroyer, | with gold it shines.
[9]. “In the hilt is fame, | in the haft is courage,
In the point is fear, | for its owner’s foes;
On the blade there lies | a blood-flecked snake,
And a serpent’s tail | round the flat is twisted.”
Eylimi was the name of a king, whose daughter was Svava; she was a Valkyrie, and rode air and sea. She gave Helgi this name, and shielded him oft thereafter in battle. Helgi spake:
[10]. “Hjorvarth, king, | unwholesome thy counsels,
Though famed thou art | in leading the folk, [[278]]
Letting fire the homes | of heroes eat,