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The poetic Edda

Note 3 — The Ballad of Alvis

Henry Adams Bellows translation

Wagon-guider: Thor, who travels habitually on his goat-drawn wagon. Bugge changes “Vagna vers” to “Vapna verþs,” rendering the line “I am come to seek | the cost of the weapons.” In either case, Alvis does not as yet recognize Thor.

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