Chapter 6

Observe the ingenuity with which Fritiof's words to Björn are also made to convey an answer to Hilding. _Kung_ and _bonde_ refer to Helge and Fritiof, but they are also the chess terms for king and pawn. Note also the ingenious rhyme of this canto.

Stanza 6. _sköldborg_. In battle the chief warriors stood around the king and the royal banner in closed ranks with their shields turned outward for protection.

11. _man_. See note, canto IV: 28.

Stanza 3. _Delling_, Dawn, was the husband of _Natt_. Their son, _Dag_, was radiant with heauty.

4. _pärlor_, the stars.

5. _kärlekens gudinna_. Fritiof's name for Ingeborg.

10. _valkyria_. The valkyrs were beautiful maidens that served in Valhall. They were sent by Oden to the battlefields to select certain among the fallen heroes and bring them to Valhall.

16. _Vingolv_, the common hall of the gods.

19--22. Compare Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Act III., Scene V.

20. _Ragnarök_, the twilight of the gods, the end of the world.