Stanza 4. _Vanadis_. Freja, having been born in Vanaheim, was also known
as Vanadis.
5. _bärsärk_. See canto XI: 5.
9. _dvärgarnas dag-glans, drakarnas bädd_, gold. The dwarfs and dragons
had a passionate desire for gold. _Dvärgarnas dag-glans_ is an allusion
to the belief that the subterranean caves of the dwarfs were illuminated
by gold. _Drakarnas bädd_ alludes to the supposition that all great
treasures in caves were guarded by fierce dragons, as Fafner. See canto
VIII: 164.