> “But Hani threw his axe first, and the axe dug all the way into the brain of Grídó, who fell down dead straightaway.”<p>> 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.<p>Han shot first…