HSt Rst 2I
Rolf Stavnem (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 2’ 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. 898.
text and translation
Vegmildr víðrar foldar
vǫrðr þá fóstr í Gǫrðum;
vellbjóðr vísar dáðir
vann, sás hæst gekk manna.
Blikrunnr brigða miklum
brátt réð * þeim, es átti,
allprútt éla Þróttar
Óláfr skipa stóli.
{Vegmildr vǫrðr víðrar foldar} þá fóstr í Gǫrðum; {vellbjóðr}, sás gekk hæst manna, vann vísar dáðir. {{{Þróttar éla} blik}runnr}, Óláfr, réð * brátt, allprútt, þeim brigða miklum stóli skipa, es átti.
‘The honour-generous guardian of vast territory [RULER = Óláfr] was fostered in Russia; the gold-offerer [GENEROUS MAN], who was the greatest of men, performed renowned deeds. The tree of the gleam of the storms of Þróttr <= Óðinn> [(lit. ‘gleam-tree of the storms of Þróttr’) BATTLES > SWORD > WARRIOR], Óláfr, soon commanded most excellently the extremely large fleet of ships which he owned. ’
notes and context
In ÓT, Óláfr decides to leave Garðar (Russia) and go back to Norway. The stanza is cited for its account of Óláfr’s upbringing in Garðar.
[5]: This odd line, like several more in Rst, has aðalhending instead of skothending; see Introduction.
readings
- [1] víðrar: vígrar Bb(16ra), vígðrar Flat
- [2] vǫrðr: so all others, vǫrð Bb(111va)
- [3] vísar: vísa 61, 62, víða 53, 54, Bb(16ra)
- [4] hæst: ‘hærst’ 61, hæstr 53, 54, Bb(16ra)
- [5] ‑runnr: ‑rauðr all others
- [6] * þeim es átti: ‘hann þeíms þęt atti’ Bb(111va), hann þeims átti 61, 53, hann þeim sem hann átti 54, hann því sem hann átti Bb(16ra), hann þeims átta 62, fjǫgur ok átta Flat
- [7] allprútt éla Þróttar: om. 62
- [7] ‑prútt: so 61, 53, 54, Bb(16ra), ‘‑pruttr’ Bb(111va), ‑ríkt Flat
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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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb*) — 111va/22 - 111va/26
imagesVegmildr víðrar foldar
vǫrð þá fóstr í Gǫrðum;
vellbjóðr vísar dáðir
vann, sás hæst gekk manna.
Blikrunnr brigða miklum
brátt réð †hann þeíms þęt atti† ,
all†-pruttr† éla Þróttar
Óláfr skipa stóli.Ueghmilldr | viðrar folldar . vꜹrd þa fo᷎str j gordvm . vell | biodr visar dadir vann sa er hęst geck manna blí | krvdr brigda miklvm bratt réd hann þeíms þęt | atti . allpruttr ęla þrottar olafr skipa sto ⸝⸝ li |
(VEÞ)
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AM 61 fol (61) — 12ra/23 - 12ra/26
imagesVegmildr víðrar foldar
vǫrðr þá fóstr í Gǫrðum;
vellbjóðr vísa dáðir
vann, sás †hærst† gekk manna.
Blikrunnr brigða miklum
brátt réð hann þeims átti ,
allprútt éla Þróttar
Óláfr skipa stóli.Veg milldr viðrar folldar vo᷎rdr þa fostr igo᷎rdum | vell bioðr visa daðir . vann sa er hærst gekk manna . blik rauðr | brigða miklum . bratt reð hann þeims atti . all pruðt ela þrottar olafr | skipa stoli
(VEÞ)
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AM 53 fol (53) — 10rb/15 - 10rb/19
imagesVegmildr víðrar foldar
vǫrðr þá fóstr í Gǫrðum;
vellbjóðr víða dáðir
vann, sás hæstr gekk manna.
Blikrunnr brigða miklum
brátt réð hann þeims átti ,
allprútt éla Þróttar
Óláfr skipa stóli.Veg | milldr vídrar folldar . vordr þa fostr i gordum . vellbio | dr vida dádir . vann sa er hæstr gekk manna . blikráudr | brigda miklum brátt red hann þeims áttí alprutt ela þrottar olafr | skipa stóli.
(VEÞ)
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AM 54 fol (54) — 6ra/28 - 6ra/32
imagesVegmildr víðrar foldar
vǫrðr þá fóstr í Gǫrðum;
vellbjóðr víða dáðir
vann, sás hæstr gekk manna.
Blikrunnr brigða miklum
brátt réð hann þeim sem hann átti ,
allprútt éla Þróttar
Óláfr skipa stóli.Vegmilldr vidrar folldar | vordr þa fo᷎str igordum · vellbiodr vida dadir . v | ann saer hæstr geck manna · blikraudr brigda m | iklum · bratt red hann þeim sem hann atti · allprutt e?la | þrottar olafr skipa stoli ·
(VEÞ)
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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb*) — 16ra/30 - 16ra/34
imagesVegmildr vígrar foldar
vǫrðr þá fóstr í Gǫrðum;
vellbjóðr víða dáðir
vann, sás hæstr gekk manna.
Blikrunnr brigða miklum
brátt réð hann því sem hann átti ,
allprútt éla Þróttar
Óláfr skipa stóli.Vegmí | ldr vigrar foldar vo᷎rdr þa fostr j go᷎rdum . vellbiodr | vida dadir vann sꜳ̋ er hæstr geck manna . blikraudr | brigda myklum bratt red hann því sem hann attí allprutt | ela þrottar Olafr skipa stolí.
(VEÞ)
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AM 62 fol (62) — 4vb/21 - 4vb/23
imagesVegmildr víðrar foldar
vǫrðr þá fóstr í Gǫrðum;
vellbjóðr vísa dáðir
vann, sás hæst gekk manna.
Blikrunnr brigða miklum
brátt réð hann þeims átta ,
Óláfr skipa stóli.Vegmilldr vidrar folldarvǫrdr þa fostr j gǫrdvm vellbíodr | visa dadir van sa er hęst geck manna blikravdr brígda | miklvm bratt red hann þeíms atta olafr skipa stolí · |
(VEÞ)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 12rb/29 - 12rb/32
imagesVegmildr vígðrar foldar
vǫrðr þá fóstr í Gǫrðum;
vellbjóðr vísar dáðir
vann, sás hæst gekk manna.
Blikrunnr brigða miklum
brátt réð fjǫgur ok átta ,
all-ríkt éla Þróttar
Óláfr skipa stóli.Veg | mílldr uígdrar folldar uo᷎rdr þa fostr j gordum uell biodr visar dadir uan | þa er hæst gek manna blik ʀaudr brigda myklum bratt ʀed fiogur ok at | ta allrígt ela þrottar olafr skípa stoli ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 242r/3 - 242r/10
images
editions and texts
Skj: Hallar-Steinn, 1. Rekstefja 2: AI, 544, BI, 525, Skald I, 255, NN §§1168-9; ÓT 1958-2000, I, 110 (ch. 58), Flat 1860-8, I, 91; SHI 3, 244-5, CPB II, 295-6, Wisén 1886-9, I, 46, Finnur Jónsson 1893b, 164, Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, I, 191-3.
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