Hamal was the son of Hagal.
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5. Hamal causes a ship along the coasts to float; we have home in Hlesey; a fair wind we await in Brunavagar; eastward we desire to explore a way.
"The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson"
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Colonel Alfred de Hamal suits me far better.
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