The sun of the battle. The moon of the battle. The sun of Odin. The moon of Odin. The cloud of the battle. The wall of the battle. The board of victory. The net of the spears. The wheel of Hild (a Valkyria). Hild’s wall. The sun of the sea kings. The leaf of the Vikings. The land of the arrows. The path of the spears. The fence of the bardi (ironclad ship). The hall-roof of Odin. The one that shelters. The battle-shelterer. The glittering sun. The fire-shelterer. The burgh of the swords. Thjódolf of Hvin, one of Harald Fairhair’s scalds, got as a gift from the Norwegian chief Thorleif[102] a shield. The shield was painted with subjects from Norse mythology. On these Thjódolf wrote the poem _Haustlöng_ (autumn-long), which is preserved in the later Edda in two parts. The first part tells about the journey of Odin, Loki, and Hœnir; how on their way they met the Jötun Thjassi; and it also describes the rape of Idun, and Thjassi’s death. This part of the poem winds up thus:— This is painted On my shield; I received the coloured shield From Thorleif. The second part of the poem tells the fight of Thor with the Jötun Hrungnir, and Thjódolf ends it with these words:— I see distinctly These events on the shield; I got the coloured shield From Thorleif. (Later Edda.) “When the jarl heard the poem, he gave Einar a most costly shield. It was painted with old Sagas, and all the spaces between the paintings were covered with plates of gold and set with stones. “When he was ready he went to the seat of Egil, and hung the costly shield there, telling the servants that he gave it to Egil, and then rode away. “It is said that Egil took the shield on a bridal journey to Vidimyri, where it was spoiled by being thrown into a tub of sour milk; he had the ornaments taken off, and there were twelve aurar of gold in the plates” (Egil’s Saga, ch. 82).[103] [Illustration: Fig. 879.—Shield-boss of bronze, with handle of iron covered with bronze. ½ real size.—Ultuna. ]