Hi Victor,
I presume Danes know that skjald means a poet (in Danish).
There is a myth saying the viking poets painted their poems
on their shields. Therefore "a waster of shields" is, depending
on your point of view, a waster of poetry.

A "skjald-jötunn" was a kind of war-machine, or gun, that the
vikings used to repel attackers. Under skjöldr in C-V you
will see what I mean. It could be what you are looking for.

Xigung.




--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, Victor Hansen <victor_akl_nz@...>
wrote:

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> thankyou for your reply. The information is much appreciated.
>
> Can I ask what is Brögð?
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> Also, why is there the different spelling of shield - skjöldur and

Skjalda?

>
> May I ask why you have the understanding that Vél means the brain?

This means different definitions to Zoega.

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> beita vélum skjalda - would this make sense?
>
> Regards.