In 1900, the Norwegian linguist Marius Hægstad approached Low’s transcription of the Hildina Ballad in a more systematic manner, arguing that Low’s interpretation was colored by his native English.Rage, 2021. Working from the the original manuscript, Hægstad proposed a new spelling,Hægstad, 1900. along with a thorough phonologic analysis of the Shetland Norn dialect.Steintún, 2016.
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Rage, K. (2021). Hildinakvadet: En shetlandsk folkevise [The Hildina Ballad: A Shetland Folk Song]. Tynset. Retrieved 18 September 2026 from heimskringla.no
Steintún, B. (2016). The Hildina Ballad: A linguistic analysis of the case system [Master thesis]. University of Bergen. Retrieved 18 September 2026 from bora.uib.no