Corpse Eager

12 The prince did not let compensation be in question,
nor did the kinsmen get a head-price at all;
he said they should expect an excessive storm
of grey spears and Odin’s wrath.

13 The chieftains go to the sword-meeting
which they’d set up at Logafell;
the peace of Frodi was torn between the enemies;*
corpse-eager on the island ran Odin’s hounds.*

14 The prince sat down, when he’d killed
Alf and Eyiolf, beneath Arastein,
Hiorvard and Havard, the sons of Hunding;
he’d brought down all of spear-Mimir’s clan.*


- Poetic Edda, Helgakviða Hundingsbana I