That I hold here in my hand? Before its blade the old giant bends,— Thy father is doomed to die.
I strike thee, maid, with my gambanteinn, To tame thee to work my will; There shalt thou go where never again
The sons of men shall see thee.
Skírnir then condemns Gerd to live lonely and hideous, unloved, either married to a three-headed giant or forever unwed. It might seem that this gambanteinn also refers to the sword with which Skirnir has previously threatened Gerd. But immediately after concluding his curse, Skírnir says (stanza 32):
I go to the wood, and to the wet forest, To win a gambanteinn; . . . . . . . . . I won a gambanteinn.
The poem then continues with further threats by Skírnir condemning Gerd to a life of misery.
October 29, 2023
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