Glúmr Lv 1I
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2012, ‘Glúmr Geirason, Lausavísa 1’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 266.
text and translation
Vel hefr hefnt, en hafna
hjǫrs berdraugar fjǫrvi,
— folkrakkr, of vannt, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
es dǫkkvalir drekka
dolgbands fyr ver handan
— roðin frák rauðra benja
reyr — Hôkunar dreyra.
Haraldr hefr vel hefnt Gamla, en {berdraugar hjǫrs} hafna fjǫrvi — folkrakkr fylkir, of vannt framligt —, es {dǫkkvalir {dolgbands}} drekka dreyra Hôkunar fyr handan ver; frák {reyr rauðra benja} roðin.
‘Haraldr has avenged Gamli well, and the bare logs of the sword [WARRIORS] give up life — battle-bold leader, you fought outstandingly —, when the dark falcons of the battle-god [= Óðinn > RAVENS] drink Hákon’s blood across the sea; I have heard that reeds of red wounds [SPEARS] were reddened. ’
notes and context
In Hkr and ÓT, Glúmr is introduced as the skald of King Haraldr gráfeldr. It is stated that he composed this stanza after the fall of Hákon góði and that it became popular and provoked Eyvindr Finnsson (skáldaspillir) to compose a retort: see Eyv Lv 6 and Context. In Fsk, the narrative is strongly focused on the division of opinion among those now serving Haraldr, and the orðaskipti ‘exchange of words’ between the two poets.
For the battle of Fitjar (c. 961), see also Eyv Hák 2-9, Eyv Lv 1-5 and ÞSjár Þórdr.
readings
- [1] hefnt: ‘hefint’ or ‘hefmt’ Bb
- [2] berdraugar: bendingar F, bendraugar J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 61, Bb, FskBˣ, FskAˣ
- [3] ‑rakkr: ‑rakkum FskBˣ, rakkar FskAˣ
- [3] of (‘vm’): om. 61, FskBˣ
- [3] vannt: vann 61, Bb, FskBˣ
- [5] es (‘er’): enn FskBˣ
- [5] dǫkk‑: ‘dog‑’ FskBˣ, ‘dogg‑’ FskAˣ
- [6] ‑bands: ‑brands F, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, Bb
- [7] roðin: roðinn J2ˣ, FskAˣ
- [7] frák (‘fra ec’): sá ek FskBˣ, FskAˣ
- [7] benja: beina Bb
- [8] Hôkunar: ‘hak̄’ J1ˣ, Bb, Hôkuni FskBˣ
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 35 folx (Kx) — 107v/21 - 107v/28
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AM 45 fol (F) — 18vb/23 - 18vb/26
Vel hefr hefnt, en hafna
images
hjǫrs bendingar fjǫrvi,
— folkrakkr, of vannt, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
es dǫkkvalir drekka
dolg-brands fyr ver handan
— roðin frák rauðra benja
reyr — Hôkunar dreyra. -
AM 37 folx (J1x) — 64v/9 - 64v/13
Vel hefr hefnt, en hafna
images
hjǫrs bendraugar fjǫrvi,
— folkrakkr, of vannt, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
es dǫkkvalir drekka
dolg-brands fyr ver handan
— roðin frák rauðra benja
reyr — †hak̄† dreyra. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 61v - 61v
Vel hefr hefnt, en hafna
images
hjǫrs bendraugar fjǫrvi,
— folkrakkr, of vannt, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
es dǫkkvalir drekka
dolg-brands fyr ver handan
— roðinn frák rauðra benja
reyr — Hôkunar dreyra. -
AM 61 fol (61) — 6rb - 6va/3
Vel hefr hefnt, en hafna
images
hjǫrs bendraugar fjǫrvi,
— folkrakkr, vann, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
es dǫkkvalir drekka
dolgbands fyr ver handan
— roðin frák rauðra benja
reyr — Hôkunar dreyra. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 8va/7 - 8va/7
Vel hefr †hefint†, en hafna
images
hjǫrs bendraugar fjǫrvi,
— folkrakkr, of vann, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
es dǫkkvalir drekka
dolg-brands fyr ver handan
— roðin frák rauðra beina
reyr — †hak̄† dreyra. -
OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 13r - 13r
Vel hefr hefnt, en hafna
images
hjǫrs bendraugar fjǫrvi,
— folk-rakkum, vann, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
enn †dog-†valir drekka
dolgbands fyr ver handan
— roðin sá ek rauðra benja
reyr — Hôkuni dreyra. -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 59/6 - 59/13
Vel hefr hefnt, en hafna
images
hjǫrs bendraugar fjǫrvi,
— folkrakkar, of vannt, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
es †dogg-†valir drekka
dolgbands fyr ver handan
— roðinn sá ek rauðra benja
reyr — Hôkunar dreyra. -
AM 51 folx (51x) — 11v/5 - 11v/12
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AM 301 4°x (301x) — 21r/10 - 21r/13
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 127r - 127r
images
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