One thing grieved The son of the Ylfings,[53] And also the maiden Who bore the beloved one; Raven quoth to raven, Sitting in a high tree, Wanting food: This I know. The son of Sigmund One day old Stands in _brynja_, Now the day has dawned; Helgi’s eyes flash Like those of _Hildings_; He is the friend of wolves,[54] Let us be merry. The host thought him A _Dögling_.[55] They said good years Had come among men; The king himself went From the war-clash To give garlic[56] To the young Gram.[57] He gave the name of Helgi,[58] And Hringstadir,[59] Solfjöll,[60] Snœfjöll,[61] And Sigarsvellir,[62] Hringstod,[63] Hatun,[64] And Himinvangar[65] An ornamented blood-serpent[66] He gave to the brother of Sinfjötli. (Helga Kvida Hundingsbana, 1). Special or characteristic names were often given to grown-up persons as name-fastenings for one reason or another, in addition to their proper name, and almost every important man seems to have had one. “The king Ingjald of Naumdæla fylki said: ‘What sounded so shrill, An, when thou didst enter the door the first time here?’ ‘My bow,’ answered An, ‘because the door of your hall was so small, king, that it was all bent together when I had it on my shoulders before I came in; it sounded loud as it straightened again.’ ‘Thou shalt,’ added the king, ‘be named An Bogsveigir (bow-bender).’ ‘What dost thou give me as name-fastening?’ ‘Here is a gold ring as name-fastening and Yule gift, because I heard what thou didst say a little while ago, and thou, tall as thou art, must also be a very strong man.’ ‘I suppose I am very strong, but I do not know it,’ said An” (An Bogsveigi’s Saga, c. 3). “King Olaf said: ‘Thou art a _Vandrædaskáld_ (troublesome scald), but thou shalt be my man.’ Hallfred answered: ‘What wilt thou, king, give me as name-fastening, if I shall be called _Vandrædaskáld_?’ The king then gave him a sword, but without a scabbard, and said: ‘Now make a stanza about the sword, with “_sword_” in every line’:- ‘There is one sword of swords Which made me sword-rich; Now the wielder of swords Will have swords enough; I shall not lack swords, I deserve three swords, If there only were A scabbard to this sword.’