I would think that "skelfr askr" is about that ragnarrök is near. I am not
certain of it. It could also mean that because there is battle going on that
it somehow effects Askur Yggdrasill.

Just my two cents
Heiðrún

----- Original Message -----
From: "Haukur Thorgeirsson" <haukurth@...>
To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: [norse_course] Skelfr askr?


> Heil öll!
>
> Snorri Sturluson wrote this curious
> stanza, consisting of no less than
> 16 sentences in 8 lines. He called
> the metre "Sextánmælt"; "Sixteen-spoken".
>
> Vex íðn. Vellir roðna.
> Verpr lind. Þrimu snerpir.
> Fæsk gagn. Fylkir eignask.
> Falr hitnar. Seðsk vitnir.
> Skekr rönd. Skildir bendask.
> Skelfr askr. Griðum raskar.
> Brandr gellr. Brynjur sundrask.
> Braka spjör. Litask örvar.
>
> My question to you:
>
> What did Snorri mean by "Skelfr askr." ?
>
> Kveðja,
> Haukur
>
> P.S. DeepStream is quite close to solving
> the runic puzzle. I will post a solution
> after the weekend - along with a new puzzle.
>
>
> Sumir hafa kvæði...
> ...aðrir spakmæli.
>
> - Keth
>
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