> “But Hani threw his axe first, and the axe dug all the way into the brain of Grídó, who fell down dead straightaway.”
> Note: I am aware of a separate manuscript tradition wherein Hani throws his axe only after Gríðó throws his, but this appears to be a clumsy later emendation made by medieval editors who wished to present Hólmgǫngu-Hani in a more chivalric light.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 11.0 ms ] thread> Note: I am aware of a separate manuscript tradition wherein Hani throws his axe only after Gríðó throws his, but this appears to be a clumsy later emendation made by medieval editors who wished to present Hólmgǫngu-Hani in a more chivalric light.
Han shot first…