Arn Þorfdr 13II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Þorfinnsdrápa 13’ 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. 243-4.
text and translation
Veitk, þars Vatnsfjǫrðr heitir,
(vask í miklum haska)
míns (við mannkyns reyni)
merki dróttins verka.
Þjóð bar skjótt af skeiðum
skjaldborg fríamorgin;
gǫrla sák, at gínði
grár ulfr of ná sôrum.
Veitk merki verka dróttins míns, þars heitir Vatnsfjǫrðr; vask í miklum haska við {reyni mannkyns}. Þjóð bar skjótt skjaldborg af skeiðum fríamorgin; sák gǫrla, at grár ulfr gínði of sôrum ná.
‘I know there are tokens of the exploits of my lord, where it is called Vatnsfjǫrðr; I was in great peril with the trier of men [RULER]. The crew carried swiftly the shield-wall from the warships on Friday morning; I saw clearly that the grey wolf gaped over the wounded corpse.’
notes and context
A great and bloody battle is fought at Vatnsfjǫrðr, beginning early in the day and ending in victory for the jarls.
The relevant part of the text in 332ˣ ends just before this st. would have appeared.
readings
- [2] vask (‘uásk’): so Flat, ‘varsk’ R702ˣ
- [4] merki: so Flat, merkin R702ˣ
- [6] fría‑: fira Flat
- [6] ‑morgin: morgun or morgum Flat
- [7] sák (‘sa ek’): frá ek Flat
- [7] gínði: so Flat, grínði R702ˣ, SLR
- [8] of (‘um’): so Flat, at R702ˣ, SLR
- [8] ná: ‘gna’ Flat
- [8] sôrum: sárann 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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UppsUB R 702x (R702x) — 39v - 39v
Veitk, þars Vatnsfjǫrðr heitir,
images
(†varsk† í miklum haska)
míns (við mannkyns reyni)
merkin dróttins verka.
Þjóð bar skjótt af skeiðum
skjaldborg fríamorgin;
gǫrla sák, at grínði
grár ulfr at ná sôrum. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 131vb/32 - 131vb/32
Veitk, þars Vatnsfjǫrðr heitir,
images
(vask í miklum haska)
míns (við mannkyns reyni)
merki dróttins verka.
Þjóð bar skjótt af skeiðum
skjaldborg firamorgun;
gǫrla frá ek, at gínði
grár ulfr of †gna† sárann. -
Worm 1650 (SLR) — 90 - 90 [7-8]
Veitk, þars Vatnsfjǫrðr heitir,
images
(vask í miklum haska)
míns (við mannkyns reyni)
merki dróttins verka.
Þjóð bar skjótt af skeiðum
skjaldborg fríamorgin;
gǫrla sák, at grínði
grár ulfr at ná sôrum.
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