Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2009, ‘Markús Skeggjason, Eiríksdrápa 17’ 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, p. 447.
Hǫrga varðisk herr í borgum;
hjaldrganga vas snǫruð þangat;
harðir kníðusk menn at morði;
merki blés of hilmi sterkan.
Eirekr vakði odda skúrir;
eggjar týndu lífi seggja;
sungu jǫrn, en sœfðusk drengir;
sveiti fell á valkǫst heitan.
{Herr hǫrga} varðisk í borgum; hjaldrganga vas snǫruð þangat; harðir menn kníðusk at morði; merki blés of sterkan hilmi. Eirekr vakði {skúrir odda}; eggjar týndu lífi seggja; jǫrn sungu, en drengir sœfðusk; sveiti fell á heitan valkǫst.
‘The host of heathen temples [HEATHENS = Wends] defended itself in the strongholds; the battle-advance was quickly turned thither; fierce men pressed forward at the slaughter; the banner blew around the strong prince. Eiríkr stirred up showers of arrow-points [BATTLE]; blades destroyed the lives of men; weapons sang, and warriors died; blood fell on the hot carrion-heap.’
As sts 14-16 above. After the battle described in st. 16, the Wends fled and stayed in strongholds. They were pursued by the Danes who engaged them in battles and killed many of them.
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.
Hörga vardiz herr i borgum; | hialldr ganga var snorud þangad; | hardir kniduz menn ad mordi; | merki bles umm hilmi sterkan: | Eirikr vakti odda skurir; eggiar tyndu lifi seggia; | sungu jarn, enn sæfduz dreingir, | sveiti fell ꜳval-köst heitan. |
(JC)
Haurga uardiz heʀ i borgum | hialldr ganga var snorud þangad | hardir kniduz menn at mordi | merki bles um hilmi sterkan | Eiʀikr uakti odda skurir | eggiar tyndu lifi seggia | sungu iarn en søfduz dreingir | sueiti fell a ualko᷎st heitan |
(VEÞ)
Hǫrða varðisk herr í borgum;
hjaldrganga vas snǫruð þangat;
harðar †kinndur† menn at morði;
merki blés of hilmi sterkan.
Eirekr vakði odda skúrir;
eggjar týndu lífi seggja;
sungu jǫrn, en svœfðumsk drengir;
sveiti †fieill† á valkǫst heitan.
Haurda vardizt her j borgum · hialldr ganga uar snarut þangat . hardar kínndur menn ad morde · merke bles · um hilme sterkann · | eiʀikr uakte odda skurir · eggiar tynndu lifi seggia · sunngu jarn en suæfdumzt dreíngir . sueite fieill · | ꜳ ualkaust heitan ·
(JC)
haurda vard//ist || vardist her J Borgum hialldur ganga var snorud | þangad hardar kindur menn ad mordi merki blies vm | hilmer sterkann. Eyrykur vacktti Odda ske?örer eggiar | tyndu lyfi seggia. sungu Jarn enn sæfdust dreinger | sueyte fiell ä Valkaust heytann.
(TW)
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