Hharð Lv 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, Lausavísur 3’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 45-6.
introduction
The st. (Hharð Lv 3) is found in Mork (Mork), Flat (Flat) and H-Hr (H, Hr). Mork is the main ms. The metre in the even ll. is a version of hálfhnept ‘half-curtailed’ (see SnSt Ht 77III; SnE 1999, 32), while the odd ll. are in fornyrðislag. See also Mgóði Lv 1.
text and translation
Þegi þú, Þórir! Þegn est ógegn;
heyrðak, at héti Hvinngestr faðir þinn.
Þegi þú, Þórir! Est ógegn þegn; heyrðak, at faðir þinn héti Hvinngestr.
‘Be quiet, Þórir! You’re an unreliable man; I heard that your father was called Hvinngestr (‘Thief-guest’).’
notes and context
Haraldr recites this ditty to taunt his nephew Magnús’s half-brother, Þórir. Magnús composes a response to Haraldr’s half-st. (Mgóði Lv 1) and Þórir recites it to Haraldr.
readings
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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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 5r/22 - 5r/22
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 195va - 195va
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AM 66 fol (H) — 32v - 32v
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GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 23vb - 23vb
Þegi þú, Þórir!
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Þegn est ógegn;
hygg ek, at héti
Hvinngestr faðir þinn. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 537r/11 - 537r/14
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