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Hamthesmol: The Fragmented End of Revenge

Guthrun incites her sons; Erp is killed on the road, the brothers wound Jormunrek without finishing him, and finally fall beneath stones.

Chapters

01
Incited Again
Incited Again
Gudrun Hamther Sorli
02
Setting Out without Return
Setting Out without Return
Hamther Sorli
03
Erp on the Road
Erp on the Road
Erp, Jonak’s Son Hamther Sorli
04
The Brothers Kill Erp
The Brothers Kill Erp
Erp, Jonak’s Son Hamther Sorli
05
Wounding Jormunrek
Wounding Jormunrek
Hamther Sorli Jormunrek
06
Regret Too Late
Regret Too Late
Hamther Erp, Jonak’s Son
07
Beneath Stones
Beneath Stones
Jormunrek Sorli Hamther
08
The Ending Left Fragmented
The Ending Left Fragmented
Hamther Sorli

Ancient sources

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Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Hamthesmol, Introduction and stanzas 1–31: incitement, Erp, Jormunrek, and the brothers’ deaths.

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