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Stanza 13

The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes, 1923

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 13

1923
Over beer the bird of forgetfulness broods,And steals the minds of men;With the heron’s feathers fettered I layAnd in Gunnloth’s house was held.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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