Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson, Óláfsdrápa 4

Diana Whaley

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Hfr Óldr 4^I

Diana Whaley (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson, Óláfsdrápa 4’ 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. 395.

Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson Óláfsdrápa

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text and translation

Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðin blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.

Hilmir lét {hǫrð hræskóð} roðin blóði at Holmi ok austr í Gǫrðum; hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? {Ríkr lægir {rógs rekka} brá líki Valkera; {herstefnir} lét hold Flæmingja goldit hrǫfnum.

‘The prince caused hard corpse-harmers [SWORDS] to be reddened in blood at Hólmr and east in Russia; why should men conceal that? The powerful subduer of the strife of men [JUST RULER] spoiled the bodies of the Valkerar; the army-commander [RULER] caused the flesh of the Flemings to be doled out to ravens.’

notes and context

See Introduction.

The pairing of helmingar follows Fsk and 310 (see Introduction); in Hkr and ÓT, the two helmingar stand alone and widely separated in the narrative.

readings

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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.

AM 35 folx (Kx) — 145v/20 - 145v/24 [1-4]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðinn blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Val†-køra† líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir let at hólme | hræscoð roðiɴ bloþe | hvat vm dyldi þeꜱ hꜹlþar | hꜹrð ok ꜹstr i gꜹrðom
(KSH)
images

AM 35 folx (Kx) — 150r/8 - 150r/11 [5-8]
Rógs bra recka | lœgir ríkr valkøra líki | herstefnir let hrꜹfnom | holld flœmingía golldít
(HA)
images

AM 39 fol (39) — 6ra/21 - 6ra/23 [5-8]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðin blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
reik Valkera líki;
herstefnir hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Rogs bra recka lægir | réik valkera liki herstefnir hraufnum holld | flæmingia golldit.
(KSH)
images

AM 45 fol (F) — 24rb/6 - 24rb/7 [1-4]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðinn blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir let at holmi hrø̨ | skoð roþiɴ bloði hvat of dylþí þess hꜹlþar horð ok ꜹstr ⸝i gꜹrðom·⸜ |
(VEÞ)
images

AM 45 fol (F) — 25ra/10 - 25ra/12 [5-8]
Rógs bra recka | lǿ̨gir rikr valkera likí herstefnir let hrꜹfnom holld flø̨min | gía golldít·
(VEÞ)
images

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 85v/8 - 85v/10 [1-4]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðinn †bloþu†
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? —
harð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá †rekra† lægir
ríkir Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir let at hol | mi hræskoð roþinn bloþu hvað of dylþi þes ha | ulþar harþ ok austr i gorþvm ·
(KSH)
images

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 88v/21 - 88v/23 [5-8]
Rogs bra rekra lægir ri | kir valkera liki herstefnir let hrꜹfnum holld fle | mingia golldit.
(KSH)
images

AM 61 fol (61) — 12ra/31 - 12ra/33 [1-4]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðin blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlða? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir | let at holmi . hræskoð roðin bloði . huat of dylði þess ho᷎ld⸌a⸍ | ho᷎rð ok austr i go᷎rdum.
(VEÞ)
images

AM 61 fol (61) — 15vb/8 - 15vb/9 [5-8]
Rogs bra recka lægir . rikr ual ker | a liki . her stefnir let hraufnum . holld flæmingia golldit. |
(VEÞ)
images

AM 53 fol (53) — 10rb/26 - 10rb/27 [1-4]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
her-skóð roðin blóði
— hvat dylði þess hǫlða? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir let at hólmi · herskod rodin bló | di · hvar dyldi þess haulda · hord ok austr i gordum·
(VEÞ)
images

AM 54 fol (54) — 6ra/40 - 6rb/2 [1-4]
Hilmir lét á Holmi
her-skóð roðin blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hauka? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir let aho᷎l || mí. herskód rodín blodi. huat of dyldi þess hau | ka. horð ok austr i gordum ·
(KSH)
images

AM 54 fol (54) — 10vb/7 - 10vb/9 [5-8]
Rogs bra recka lægir · rikr valkera | liki · herstefnir let hrofnum · holld flæmíngia gol | ldit ·
(KSH)
images

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 16rb/4 - 16rb/6 [1-4]
Hilmir lét á Holmi
her-skóð roðin blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hauka? —
hǫrðr ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
images

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 21ra/13 - 21ra/15 [5-8]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðin blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
her-stofnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
images

AM 62 fol (62) — 4vb/29 - 4vb/30 [1-4]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðin blóði
— hvat of dulði þess †[…]lða†? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Val-skera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir let at holmi. hræskod roðín bloði hvat ofdvl | di þ[...]ss [...]lda. hord ok avstr j gordvm ·
(KSH)
images

AM 62 fol (62) — 8rb/22 - 8rb/24 [5-8]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
hræskóð roðin blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera ríki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Rogs bra recka lægir | rikr valskera ʀiki herstefnir let hrofnvm holld flęmingía | golldit |
(KSH)
images

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 12rb/36 - 12rb/37 [1-4]
Hilmir lét at Holmi
her-skóð roðin blóði
— hvatt of dulði þess hǫlða? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Val-skerjar ríki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmír let at holmi herskoð ʀodín bloðe h | uatt vm dulde þess ho᷎lda haurd ok austr j gaurdum ·
(KSH)
images

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 15rb/59 - 15va/2 [5-8]
rogs || bra rekka lægir rikr valskeriar ʀiki herstefnir let hro᷎fnum holld flęmín | gia golldít ·
(KSH)
images

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 33r/17 - 33r/24
Hilmir vann at Holmi
hjalm-skóð roðinn blóði
— hvar of dylði ? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét jǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmer vann at holme | hialm skoð roðenn bloðe | hvar of dylde | horð oc austr igarðum | rogs bra rekka læger | rikr valkæra liki | hærstæmnír let jamnum | holld flæmingia golldet
(KSH)
images

AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 120/18 - 121/1
Hilmir vann at Holmi
halm-skóð roðinn blóði
— hvat of dylði þess hǫlðar? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir vann at holme | halm skoð roðinn bloðe | hvat ofdylde þess holdar | horð oc austr i gorðum | rogs bra ræcka læghær | rikr valkera liki | hær stæmnir let rofnum || hold flæmingia golldit
(KSH)
images

AM 310 4° (310) — 98/12 - 98/14
Hilmir vann at Holmi
hjalm-skóð roðinn blóði
— hvat of dulðu þess hǫlðar? —
hǫrð ok austr í Gǫrðum.
Rógs brá rekka lægir
ríkr Valkera líki;
herstefnir lét hrǫfnum
hold Flæmingja goldit.
Hilmir vann at holmi hialmscoð roðin bloði huat of dulðu þess | holðar horð oc austr i gorðum  rogs bra recka lægir rikr | valkera liki herstefnir let hrofnum holld flæmingia golldit. |
(VEÞ)
images

editions and texts

Skj: Hallfrøðr Óttarsson vandræðaskáld, 2. Óláfsdrápa 2, 7: AI, 157-8, BI, 149, Skald I, 81; Hkr 1893-1901, I, 295, 306-7, IV, 79-80, 85, ÍF 26, 253, 264, Hkr 1991, 170, 177 (ÓTHkr ch. 22, 29), F 1871, 110, 114; ÓT 1958-2000, I, 111, 148 (chs 58, 73), Flat 1860-8, I, 91, 115; Fsk 1902-3, 110 (ch. 21), ÍF 29, 143 (ch. 23); ÓTOdd 1932, 248.

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Hfr Óldr 4^I

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AM 35 folx (Kx) — 145v/20 - 145v/24 [1-4]

AM 35 folx (Kx) — 150r/8 - 150r/11 [5-8]

AM 39 fol (39) — 6ra/21 - 6ra/23 [5-8]

AM 45 fol (F) — 24rb/6 - 24rb/7 [1-4]

AM 45 fol (F) — 25ra/10 - 25ra/12 [5-8]

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 85v/8 - 85v/10 [1-4]

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 88v/21 - 88v/23 [5-8]

AM 61 fol (61) — 12ra/31 - 12ra/33 [1-4]

AM 61 fol (61) — 15vb/8 - 15vb/9 [5-8]

AM 53 fol (53) — 10rb/26 - 10rb/27 [1-4]

AM 54 fol (54) — 6ra/40 - 6rb/2 [1-4]

AM 54 fol (54) — 10vb/7 - 10vb/9 [5-8]

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 16rb/4 - 16rb/6 [1-4]

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 21ra/13 - 21ra/15 [5-8]

AM 62 fol (62) — 4vb/29 - 4vb/30 [1-4]

AM 62 fol (62) — 8rb/22 - 8rb/24 [5-8]

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 12rb/36 - 12rb/37 [1-4]

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 15rb/59 - 15va/2 [5-8]

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 33r/17 - 33r/24

AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 120/18 - 121/1

AM 310 4° (310) — 98/12 - 98/14

AM 301 4°x (301x) — 44r/24 - 44v/3

AM 51 folx (51x) — 29v/23 - 29v/30

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AM 35 folx (Kx) — 145v/20 - 145v/24 [1-4]

AM 35 folx (Kx) — 150r/8 - 150r/11 [5-8]

AM 39 fol (39) — 6ra/21 - 6ra/23 [5-8]

AM 45 fol (F) — 24rb/6 - 24rb/7 [1-4]

AM 45 fol (F) — 25ra/10 - 25ra/12 [5-8]

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 85v/8 - 85v/10 [1-4]

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 88v/21 - 88v/23 [5-8]

AM 61 fol (61) — 12ra/31 - 12ra/33 [1-4]

AM 61 fol (61) — 15vb/8 - 15vb/9 [5-8]

AM 53 fol (53) — 10rb/26 - 10rb/27 [1-4]

AM 54 fol (54) — 6ra/40 - 6rb/2 [1-4]

AM 54 fol (54) — 10vb/7 - 10vb/9 [5-8]

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 16rb/4 - 16rb/6 [1-4]

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 21ra/13 - 21ra/15 [5-8]

AM 62 fol (62) — 4vb/29 - 4vb/30 [1-4]

AM 62 fol (62) — 8rb/22 - 8rb/24 [5-8]

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 12rb/36 - 12rb/37 [1-4]

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 15rb/59 - 15va/2 [5-8]

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 33r/17 - 33r/24

AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 120/18 - 121/1

AM 310 4° (310) — 98/12 - 98/14

AM 301 4°x (301x) — 44r/24 - 44v/3

AM 51 folx (51x) — 29v/23 - 29v/30

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