Chapter 16

Stanza 6. _helt mycket_, a great deal.

6. _I Ånger är jag uppfödd_, seq. Fritiof's dejection blinds his eyes to the happy conditions of his boyhood and youth. What he says is not true. Compare with cantos I and III.

7. _bränner salt vid strand_, boils the sea water to get a residue of salt. This occupation was carried on by the poor and the aged and was considered a very menial service.

14. _nu var löftets timme, och in bärs Frejers galt_. The yule time marked the return of light and was therefore an occasion for great rejoicing and sacrificing to Frej, the sun god. In his honor a roasted boar was placed on the table and with their hands on its head the warriors vowed that they would perform certain heroic deeds.

15. _vinna_, conquer.

18. _i vinter_, this winter.

24. _helt skarpt_, quite liberally, profusely.

24. _ett ärligt julerus_, a good yuletide spree.