Saxi
The “southern king” summoned to hallow the boiling cauldron; the poem gives no further identity.
Overview
Stanza 7 calls Saxi a southern king and says he can hallow the boiling cauldron. Bellows’s note says his identity is unclear and places the episode amid the new northern use of the ordeal; this record keeps only the poem’s ritual role and supplies no kingdom, people, or religious biography.
Key facts
Summoned for the cauldron
In stanza 7 Guthrun calls for Saxi because he can hallow the cauldron.
An unidentified figure
The poem gives only the title “southern king,” and the note does not identify him with certainty.
Relationships
- Gudrunsummons the hallowing king
Guthrun calls for Saxi because he can hallow the boiling cauldron.
- The Boiling-Water Ordealhallows the boiling cauldron
Stanza 7 says that Saxi can hallow the boiling cauldron.
Story appearances
- The Third Lay of Guthrun: The Boiling CauldronFigure or event in the Third Lay of Guthrun
The “southern king” summoned to hallow the boiling cauldron; the poem gives no further identity.
Ancient sources
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