Arn Hardr 3II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Haraldsdrápa 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. 263-4.
text and translation
Hrauð, sás hvergi flýði,
heiðmærr Dana skeiðir
glaðr und golli roðnum,
geirjalm, konungr hjalmi.
Skjaldborg raufsk, en skúfar
— skaut hoddglǫtuðr oddum
bragna brynjur gǫgnum
buðlungr — of ná sungu.
Heiðmærr konungr, sás hvergi flýði {geirjalm}, hrauð glaðr und golli roðnum hjalmi skeiðir Dana. Skjaldborg raufsk, en skúfar sungu of ná; {hoddglǫtuðr}, buðlungr, skaut oddum gǫgnum brynjur bragna.
‘The bright-renowned king, who nowhere fled spear-clangour [BATTLE], cleared, glad under gold-reddened helmet, the warships of the Danes. The shield-wall shattered, and swords sang out over corpses; the hoard-destroyer [GENEROUS RULER], the monarch, shot spear-points through the mail-coats of warriors.’
notes and context
In Mork and Flat, the st. follows immediately upon st. 2. In H-Hr, the brief statement is interjected, that Sveinn’s ship was so thoroughly cleared that all its crew were dead but for those who had leapt into the sea or onto smaller ships.
readings
- [2] ‑mærr (‘mær’): so H, Hr, ‘mę́irr’ Mork, mildr Flat
- [2] skeiðir: skeiðar Flat
- [3] und: so H, Hr, und und Mork, með Flat
- [3] golli: ‘glle’ Hr
- [4] hjalmi: hjalm Flat, hjalma Hr
- [5] Skjald‑: so H, Hr, skald‑ Mork, skjall‑ Flat
- [5] raufsk: so H, Hr, rauzk Mork, Flat
- [5] skúfar: skúfa Flat
- [6] skaut: so all others, skautt Mork
- [6] hoddglǫtuðr: ‘haudd glautundr’ Flat, hodd hrǫðuðr Hr
- [6] oddum: broddum H, Hr
- [7] brynjur: ‘brynir’ Flat
- [8] buðlungr: buðlung 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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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 13r/21 - 13r/24
Hrauð, sás hvergi flýði,
images
heið†mę́irr† Dana skeiðir
glaðr und und golli roðnum,
geirjalm, konungr hjalmi.
skald-borg rauzk, en skúfar
— skautt hoddglǫtuðr oddum
bragna brynjur gǫgnum
buðlungr — of ná sungu. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 200va/20 - 200va/20
Hrauð, sás hvergi flýði,
images
heiðmildr Dana skeiðar
glaðr með golli roðnum,
geirjalm, konungr hjalm.
skjall-borg rauzk, en skúfa
— skaut †haudd glautundr† oddum
bragna †brynir† gǫgnum
buðlung — of ná sungu. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 56v/14 - 56v/14
Hrauð, sás hvergi flýði,
images
heiðmærr Dana skeiðir
glaðr und golli roðnum,
geirjalm, konungr hjalmi.
Skjaldborg raufsk, en skúfar
— skaut hoddglǫtuðr broddum
bragna brynjur gǫgnum
buðlungr — of ná sungu. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 41rb/46 - 41rb/46
Hrauð, sás hvergi flýði,
images
heiðmærr Dana skeiðir
glaðr und †glle† roðnum,
geirjalm, konungr hjalma.
Skjaldborg raufsk, en skúfar
— skaut hodd hrǫðuðr broddum
bragna brynjur gǫgnum
buðlungr — of ná sungu.
editions and texts
Skj: Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld, 6. Erfidrápa om kong Harald hårdråde 3: AI, 349, BI, 322, Skald I, 163, NN §838; Mork 1928-32, 212, Andersson and Gade 2000, 230-1, 478 (MH); Flat 1860-8, III, 363 (MH); Fms 6, 318 (HSig ch. 78), Fms 12, 157; Whaley 1998, 272-3.
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