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occurrences included. In quoting his examples de Vries indicated the
pages in Skj. B vol. I where they are found, and the number of the
stanza. Table 21 contains the 64 examples I have found in the Skj. B
pages covering the 12th century. Where there is more than one occur-
rence in a single stanza, I have added a/b.
Table 21. Kennings referring to Odinn in the 12th century, on the basis
of Skj. B vol. I (Finnur Jonsson 1912-15). Page and stanza numbers.
409, 1 482,13 541, 8 565, 64 618,43
411,10 500, 26 541, 11 567,2 619, 48
424,2 501,28 542, 13a 569,7 619, 49
449, 1 505, 36 542, 13b 572,20 621,56
450,5 506, 37 542,14 574,27 631,37
451,11 511, 1 542, 15 576,9* 648,77
458, 1 525, la 543, 16 578,20a 652,12
459,7 525, lb 543, 17a 578, 20b 655,25a
463,6 525,3 543, 17b 579, 26 655,25b
464 527, 8 545, 24 605,5 655,27
480,7a 529,16 551,11 608,7 656,29a
480,7b 537,8 555,25 615,34 656,29b
481, 11 539, 1 559,42 617,40
* Misprinted 576.6 (de Vries 1934a: 48).
In addition, de Vries had assigned to this century two mentions of OSinn
in a stanza ascribed to Grettir (de Vries 1934a: 52), which means that not
more than two instances are lacking.
The following stanzas seem to be assigned by Finnur Jonsson to the
first half of the century: Gisi I 1 and 10 (409, 4li),22 Hskv II 1 and 7
(458, 459), Pstf I 6 (463), Fblpnd II (?) (464), and 5 stanzas by Rpgn-
valdr kali and his friend Årmo5r, dated to the years 1145-1149: Rv 7a/b,
11, and 13 (480, 481, 482) Arm 1 (511) and, finally, four stanzas from
Hdttalykill, dated to 1145: Hl 26, 28, 36, 37 (500, 501, 505, 506). In all,
four stanzas by Einarr Skulason are included in de Vries’s material, and
at least one of them, which is composed before the death of Haraldr Gilli
(1135), belongs to this period, ESk II 2 (424).
22 Page references in parentheses refer to Skj. B vol. 1 (Finnur Jonsson 1912-15).