Russell Poole (ed.) 2017, ‘Breta saga 34 (Gunnlaugr Leifsson, Merlínusspá II 34)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 164.
‘Dregr él yfir ógnar ljóma;
gerir drjúgan dyn dýrra malma.
Gnýr es á glæstum Gǫndlar himni
ok í hǫrðum hlam Hlakkar tjǫldum.
Erut skjólsamar Skǫglar kápur;
hrýtr hagl boga hlíf í gegnum.
‘{Él {ljóma ógnar}} dregr yfir; gerir drjúgan dyn dýrra malma. Gnýr es á {glæstum himni Gǫndlar} ok hlam í {hǫrðum tjǫldum Hlakkar}. {Kápur Skǫglar} erut skjólsamar; {hagl boga} hrýtr í gegnum hlíf.
‘‘A blizzard of the light of terror [SWORD > BATTLE] is blowing; it causes a mighty din of precious weapons. There is a clashing on the shining heaven of Gǫndul <valkyrie> [SHIELD] and a thudding against the tough awnings of Hlǫkk <valkyrie> [SHIELDS]. The capes of Skǫgul <valkyrie> [MAIL-SHIRTS] are not protective; the hail of bows [ARROWS] pierces through armour. ’
See Note to II 31 [All].
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‘Dregr él yfir
ógnar ljóma;
gerir drjúgan dyn
dýrra malma.
Gnýr es á glæstum
Gǫndlar himni
ok í hǫrðum hlam
Hlakkar tjǫldum.
erat skjólsamar
Skǫglar kápur;
hrýtr hagl boga
†hlift† †gegnari†.
Dregr el yfir ógnar lioma gerir drivgan | dyn dýrra malma gnyr er a glæstvm gondlar himni ok i horðvm hlamm hlackar tiolldvm | erað skiolsamar skavglir kapvr hrytr hagl boga hlift gegnari
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