Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson, Erfidrápa Óláfs Tryggvasonar 21

Kate Heslop

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Kate Heslop (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson, Erfidrápa Óláfs Tryggvasonar 21’ 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. 431.

Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson Erfidrápa Óláfs Tryggvasonar

20 21 22

text and translation

Mundut þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— ferk með lýða líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma stýrir
— geta þykkjat mér gotnar
glíkligs — ór her slíkum.

Skǫp mundut verða þess, es þegnar sóttu þróttharðan gram — ferk með {líði {lýða {landherðar}}} —, at {margdýrr stýrir {mundjǫkuls}} myndi koma ór slíkum her; gotnar þykkjat mér geta glíkligs.

‘Fate would not have come to this, when retainers attacked the mightily tough lord — I deal with ale of the folk of the land-shoulder [ROCK > GIANTS > POETRY] —, that the magnificent controller of hand-icicle [SILVER > MAN] would escape [lit. come out of] such a force; men do not seem to me to talk of a likely thing.’

notes and context

All the sources cite this stanza immediately after st. 22, with minimal or no prose introduction.

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 303 4°x (FskAx) — 145/4 - 145/11
Mundut þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— ferk með †liða lifi†
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma stýrir
— geta gotnar
†glighlis† — ór her slíkum.
Myndot þess er þeghnar | þrot harðann gram sotto | fær ec meðr liða lifi | landhærðar scop værða | at mund Jokuls munde | margh dyr coma styrir | geta þyckiat mer gottnar | glighlis or hærr slicum |
(DW)
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AM 301 4°x (301x) — 53r/19 - 53r/23
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AM 52 folx (52x) — 55r/8 - 55r/15
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AM 35 folx (Kx) — 216v/23 - 217r/3
Mundut þess, alls þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— ferk með lýða líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma stýrir
— geta þykkjask þess gotnar
glíkligs — ór her slíkum.
images

Holm papp 22 folx (22x) — 102v - 102v
Mundut þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— ferk með lýða líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma stýrir
— geta þykkjask þess gotnar
glíkligs — ór her slíkum.
images

AM 45 fol (F) — 36vb/23 - 36vb/26
Mundut þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— ferk með lýða líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma stýrir
— geta þykkjumk þess gotnar
glíkligs — ór styr slíkum.
images

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 134v/17 - 134v/21
†Munot† þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— ferk með †lyðo† líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma stýrir
— geta þykkjask mér gotnar
glíkligs — ór styr slíkum.
images

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 117r/28 - 117v/3
†Munot† þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— ferk með †lyðo† líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma stýrir
— geta þykkjask mér gotnar
glíkligs — ór styr slíkum.
images

AM 61 fol (61) — 69va/34 - 69va/36
Mundut þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— frák með lýða líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma rýrir
— geta þykkjat mér gotnar
glíkligs — ok styr slíkum.
images

AM 53 fol (53) — 66ra/28 - 66ra/31
Mundut þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram †sosottu†,
— frák með lýða líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma rýrir
— geta þykkja mér gotnar
glíkligs — ok styr slíkum.
images

AM 54 fol (54) — 67va/1 - 67va/5
Mundut þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sóttu,
— frák með lýða líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma rýrir
— sæta þykkjat mér gotnar
glíkligs — ok styr slíkum.
images

AM 325 VIII 2 g 4° (325VIII 2 g) — 1va/1 - 1va/5
Mundut þess, es †þ[…]†
þróttharðan gram sótti,
— frák með lýða líði
†[...]††[…]erdar† — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
†[…]dyr† koma †r[…]rir†
— sæta þykkjat mér gotnar
†gli[…]† — ok styr slíkum.
images

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 103ra/16 - 103ra/19
Mundut þess, es þegnar
þróttharðan gram sótti,
— frák með lýða líði
landherðar — skǫp verða,
at mundjǫkuls myndi
margdýrr koma rýrir
— sæta þykkja mér †geitiar†
glíkligs — ok styr slíkum.
images

editions and texts

Skj: Hallfrøðr Óttarsson vandræðaskáld, 3. Óláfsdrápa, erfidrápa 23: AI, 164-5, BI, 155, Skald I, 84, NN §§1086, 2197, 2452; Fsk 1902-3, 133 (ch. 22), ÍF 29, 161-2 (ch. 24); Hkr 1893-1901, I, 456, IV, 102-3, ÍF 26, 369, Hkr 1991, I, 250-1 (ÓHkr ch. 112), F 1871, 166; SHI 3, 9, ÓT 1958-2000, II, 293 (ch. 256).

196

Hkr 197 (I 168)

198

123

Fsk 124

125

193

ÓT 194

195

ÓTC 66 (I 168)

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AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 145/4 - 145/11

AM 301 4°x (301x) — 53r/19 - 53r/23

AM 52 folx (52x) — 55r/8 - 55r/15

AM 35 folx (Kx) — 216v/23 - 217r/3

OsloUB 521 folx (521x) — 166r/17 - 166r/24

Holm papp 18 folx (papp18x) — 64r - 64r

Holm papp 22 folx (22x) — 102v - 102v

AM 45 fol (F) — 36vb/23 - 36vb/26

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 134v/17 - 134v/21

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 117r/28 - 117v/3

AM 61 fol (61) — 69va/34 - 69va/36

AM 53 fol (53) — 66ra/28 - 66ra/31

AM 54 fol (54) — 67va/1 - 67va/5

AM 325 VIII 2 g 4° (325VIII 2 g) — 1va/1 - 1va/5

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AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 145/4 - 145/11

AM 301 4°x (301x) — 53r/19 - 53r/23

AM 52 folx (52x) — 55r/8 - 55r/15

AM 35 folx (Kx) — 216v/23 - 217r/3

OsloUB 521 folx (521x) — 166r/17 - 166r/24

Holm papp 18 folx (papp18x) — 64r - 64r

Holm papp 22 folx (22x) — 102v - 102v

AM 45 fol (F) — 36vb/23 - 36vb/26

AM 37 folx (J1x) — 134v/17 - 134v/21

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 117r/28 - 117v/3

AM 61 fol (61) — 69va/34 - 69va/36

AM 53 fol (53) — 66ra/28 - 66ra/31

AM 54 fol (54) — 67va/1 - 67va/5

AM 325 VIII 2 g 4° (325VIII 2 g) — 1va/1 - 1va/5

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