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The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá)

Note 257 — XXXVII THE DUTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN

Laurence Marcellus Larson translation

Atgeirr. The translation is doubtful, but it seems clear that some kind of spear useful for striking as well as for thrusting is meant. See Falk, Altnordische Waffenkunde, 81-82.

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