The answers again.
> From Bólu-Hjálmar's
> Göngu-Hrólfs rímur
> (46. stanza of 18. rhyme)
>
> Geyst svo halur glæddi þar
> gneistann sala Hárs borgar,
> þrjár sem Baleygs blóðrauðar
> bliki halastjörnurnar.
>
> [There is a terrible mistake
> in the ring-rhyme.]
>
> The man did so quickly kindle
> the spark of the halls of Hár's fortress
> that it was as if there were three
> blood-red tail-stars of Báleygr glittering.
> 1. Who is Hár?
> 2. What is his fortress?
> 3. What is the spark of his fortress?
1. Odin.
2. Valhalla.
3. Sword - for explanation see the first
chapter of Skáldskaparmál
> 4. Who is Baleygr?
> 5. What is a tail-star?
> 6. What is Baleygr's tail-star?
4. Odin.
5. Comet. Actually, "halastjarna" is
just our normal word for 'comet' so the
question was unfair.
6. Sword.
Regards,
Haukur