Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hrafnsmál 2’ 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. 728-9.
Øngr sá ormvengis
ótti vígdróttir
fleiri flugstæris
fleins í stað einum.
Lukði lómblekkir
landa útstrandir
hríðar herskíðum
harðr ok randgarði.
{Øngr ótti {ormvengis}} sá fleiri vígdróttir {{fleins flug}stæris} í einum stað. {Harðr lómblekkir} lukði útstrandir landa {herskíðum hríðar} ok randgarði.
‘No terror of the snake-meadow [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN] saw more fighting-troops of an increaser of the spear’s flight [(lit. ‘of a flight-increaser of the spear’) BATTLE > WARRIOR] in one place. The harsh deceit-destroyer [JUST RULER] enclosed the outer shores of the lands with the army-skis of the sea [SHIPS] and the shield-fence.’
As st. 1 above.
[5-8]: This helmingr echoes SnSt Ht 79/1-4III.
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Øngr sá ormvengis
ótti vígdróttir
fleiri flugstæris
fleins í stað einum.
Lukði lómblekkir
landa útstrandir
hríða herskíðum
harðr ok rann-garði.
Aungr sa orm vengís otti vig drottir · fleírí flug | stæris fleíns i stað eínom · lukti lóm bleckir landa vt strandir | hriða her skiðom harðr ok raɴ garði·
(VEÞ)
Engr sá ormvengis
ótti vígdróttir
fleiri flugstæris
fleins í stað einum.
Lukði lómblekkir
landa útstrandir
hríðar herskíðum
harðr ok †ran-†garði.
Engr sa ormuengis · ottí vigdrotter | fleíre flugstæríis · fleins istad eínum · luckti lombleckir landa vt strandir · hridar herskidum | hardur ok rangardi·
(VEÞ)
Øngr sá ormvengis
ótti vígdróttir
fleiri flugstæris
fleins í stað einum.
Lukði lóm†hlecki†
landa útstrandir
hríðar herskíðum
harðr at †ránn†garði.
Aungr sa orm vęngís | otti vig drottir fleíri flug stæris fleíns i stad eínum . luktí lom hlecki landa vt | strandir hridar herskidum hardr at rꜳnngardí.
(VEÞ)
Skj: Sturla Þórðarson, 5. Hrafnsmál 2: AII, 119-20, BII, 127, Skald II, 68; F 1871, 571, Hák 1977-82, 195, Flat 1860-8, III, 218.
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