Rolf Stavnem (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 6’ 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. 903.
Ugglaust Íra byggðir
ókvíðinn lét síðan
él-Freyr Ullar kjóla
endr fíkula brenndar.
Skotland skǫrpum brandi
skjald†fryðr† of nam ryðja;
oddr beit — ulfar sǫddusk —
ódeigr Skota feiga.
Síðan lét {ókvíðinn {{Ullar kjóla} él-}Freyr} endr ugglaust byggðir Íra fíkula brenndar. {Skjald†fryðr†} of nam ryðja Skotland skǫrpum brandi; ódeigr oddr beit feiga Skota; ulfar sǫddusk.
‘Then the unworried Freyr <god> of the storm of the ships of Ullr <god> [(lit. ‘storm-Freyr of the ships of Ullr’) SHIELDS > BATTLE > WARRIOR] once fearlessly caused the settlements of the Irish to be powerfully burned down. The shield-... [WARRIOR?] proceeded to clear Scotland with a sharp sword; the unblunt point bit fated Scots; the wolves had their fill. ’
After citing st. 4/5-8, ÓT relates that Óláfr proceeds via Northumbria to Scotland and raids there (illustrated by st. 6/5-8), then harries the Hebrides, Man and finally Ireland (illustrated by st. 6/1-4).
As noted in the Context, the helmingar of the stanza are in reverse order in ÓT, and consequently printed thus in some eds. For Óláfr’s campaigns in Scotland and Ireland, see also Hfr Óldr 6 and the later Anon Óldr 6.
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.
Ugglaust Íra byggðir
ókvíðinn lét síðan
él-Freyr ulfar kjóla
endr fíkula brenndar.
Skot-lands skǫrpum brandi
skjald†fryðr† af nam ryðja;
oddr beit — ulfar sǫddusk —
ódeigr Skota feiga.
Ugglꜹst ira bygdír | okvídínn let sidan . elfreyr vlfar kiola en | dr fikvla brendar . skotlandz skꜹrpvm | brandi skiald frydr af nam rydia . oddrbeítt | vlfar sꜹddvzst . o deigr skota feiga. |
(VEÞ)
Ugglaust Íra byggðir
ókvíðinn réð víða
él-Freyr Ullar kjóla
endr fíkula brenndan.
Skotland skǫfnum brandi
skjald†fryðr† ok nam ryðja;
oddr beit — ulfar sǫddusk —
ódeigr Skota feiga.
Skotland sko᷎fnum bran | di . skialld fryðr ok nam ryðia . oddr beít vlfar saudduz o | deigr skota feiga. Vgg laust | íra bygdir o kuiðinn reð uiða . el freyr vllar kiola . endr fí | kula brendan.
(VEÞ)
Ugglaust Íra byggðir
ókvíðinn réð víða
él-Freyr Ullar kjóla
endr fíkula brenndar.
Skot-lands skǫfnum
skjald†fryðr† ok nam ryðja;
oddr beit — ulfar sǫddusk —
ódeigr Skota feiga.
Skotlandz | skofnum skiall?d?frydr ok nam rydia . oddr beít ul | far saudduz . ódeígr skota feiga.
(VEÞ)
Ugglaust Íra byggðir
†okíndinn† réð víða
él-Freyr Ullar kjóla
endr †fikur la† brenndar.
Skot-lands skǫfnum brandi
skjald†fryðr† ok nam ryðja;
oddr beit — ulfar sǫddusk —
ódeigr Skota feiga.
Skottlandz skaufnum brand | i · skialldfrydr ok nam rydia · oddr beit vlfar sodd | uz odeigr skota feiga · Vggla | ust ira bygdir · okuídínn red uída · ellfreyr vllar || kiola endr fikur la brendar ·
(VEÞ)
Ugglaust Íra byggðir
ókvíðinn réð víða
él-Freyr Ullar kjóla
endr †fikíu la† brenndar.
Skot-lands skǫfnum brandi
skjald†fryðr† ok nam ryðja;
oddr beit — ulfar sǫddusk —
ódeigr Skota feiga.
Skotlandz sko᷎f | num brandí skalld frydr ok nam rydía oddr beít | vlfar so᷎ddoz odeigr skota feíga. Vgglaust ra bygdir okuid | inn red vida ellfreyr vllar kíola endrfikíu la | brendar.
(VEÞ)
Ugglaust Íra byggðir
ókvíðinn reið víða
él--þeyr †vllra† kjóla
endr fíkula brenndar.
Skotland skǫmmum brandi
†skiallprydr† ok nam ryðja;
oddr beit — ulfar sǫddusk —
ódeigr Skota feiga.
Skotland skom | mvm brandi skiallprydr ok nam rydía · oddr beít vlfar | sǫddvz odeigr skota feíga · Vglavst íra bygdir o | kvidín reid vida elþeyr vllra kíola endr fikv | la brendar
(VEÞ)
Ugglaust Íra byggðir
ókvíðinn réð víða
él-†-þreyrr† Ullar kjóla
endr ríkula brenndir.
Skotland skǫmmum brandi
skjótfróðr nam rjóða;
oddr beit — ulfar sǫddusk —
ódeigr Skota feiga.
Skoth | land skommum brande skíot frodr nam ʀíoda oddr bæít ulfar saudduz | st ofæigr skota fæíga ·
(VEÞ)
Skj: Hallar-Steinn, 1. Rekstefja 6: AI, 545, BI, 526, Skald I, 256; ÓT 1958-2000, I, 159-60 (ch. 77), Flat 1860-8, I, 120; SHI 3, 246-7, CPB II, 296, Wisén 1886-9, I, 47, Finnur Jónsson 1893b, 164, Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, I, 202-5.
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