Bodvar Bjarki

Bodvar Bjarki
/bawdh"vahr byahr"kee/, Scand. Legend.
the greatest of Rolf Kraki's heroes, often fighting in the likeness of a bear: probably identical with Beowulf.
[ < ON Bothvar, equiv. to both battle + herr master; Bjarki, ult. dim. from base of bjorn BEAR2]

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