 According to the epilogue, further information about the two can be found in the work "Káruljóð", which has not survived.The name "Kára" either means "the wild, stormy one" (based on Old Norse "afkárr", meaning "wild") or "curl" or "the curly one" (from Old Norse "kárr").Otto Höfler theorizes a connection between the "curl" etymology and the Odinic cult name "Odinkar" that appears in runic inscriptions, which means "the one with the (long?)