Hfr ErfÓl 4I
Kate Heslop (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson, Erfidrápa Óláfs Tryggvasonar 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. 407.
text and translation
Hept vas lítt — á lopti
liðu ǫrvar framm gǫrva —
brodda flaug, áðr bauga
brjótendr skyti spjótum.
Orð vas hitt, at harðast,
hvarkunnt, fyr lǫg sunnan,
mest, í malma gnaustan
minn dróttinn framm sótti.
Flaug brodda vas lítt hept; ǫrvar liðu gǫrva framm á lopti, áðr {brjótendr bauga} skyti spjótum. Hitt vas mest hvarkunnt orð, at dróttinn minn sótti framm harðast í {gnaustan malma} fyr sunnan lǫg.
‘The flight of points was little hindered; arrows travelled precisely forward in the sky, before breakers of rings [GENEROUS MEN] shot spears. That was the most widely-known report, that my lord pressed forward the hardest in the clashing of metal weapons [BATTLE] south over the sea.’
notes and context
The stanza is cited in support of the statement that Óláfr fought the most valiantly of all the men at Svǫlðr.
The introduction in ÓT names the source poem as Óláfsdrápa ‘Drápa about Óláfr’.
readings
- [2] gǫrva: gervar 325VIII 2 b
- [5] Orð: orðit 325VIII 2 b
- [5] hitt: om. Bb
- [6] hvarkunnt: so 53, 54, Bb, hvarkunnr 61, Flat, hver kunnr 325VIII 2 b
- [6] fyr: við 53
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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AM 61 fol (61) — 67vb/2 - 67vb/4
imagesHept vas lítt — á lopti
liðu ǫrvar framm gǫrva —
brodda flaug, áðr bauga
brjótendr skyti spjótum.
Orð vas hitt, at harðast,
hvarkunnr, fyr lǫg sunnan,
mest, í malma gnaustan
minn dróttinn framm sótti.Heppt var lítt ꜳ lopti liðv o᷎rvar fram gio᷎rua br | odda flaug aðr bauga. briotendr skyti spiotum. orð var hitt at harðaz | hvar kunnr fyrir laug suɴan mest ímalma gnaustan. minn drottinn fram sotti |
(DW)
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AM 53 fol (53) — 64ra/23 - 64ra/27
Hept vas lítt — á lopti
images
liðu ǫrvar framm gǫrva —
brodda flaug, áðr bauga
brjótendr skyti spjótum.
Orð vas hitt, at harðast,
hvarkunnt, við lǫg sunnan,
mest, í malma gnaustan
minn dróttinn framm sótti. -
AM 54 fol (54) — 63vb/30 - 63vb/34
Hept vas lítt — á lopti
images
liðu ǫrvar framm gǫrva —
brodda flaug, áðr bauga
brjótendr skyti spjótum.
Orð vas hitt, at harðast,
hvarkunnt, fyr lǫg sunnan,
mest, í malma gnaustan
minn dróttinn framm sótti. -
AM 325 VIII 2 b 4° (325VIII 2 b) — 1va/21 - 1va/28
Hept vas lítt — á lopti
images
liðu ǫrvar framm gervar —
brodda flaug, áðr bauga
brjótendr skyti spjótum.
orðit vas hitt, at harðast,
hver kunnr, fyr lǫg sunnan,
mest, í malma gnaustan
minn dróttinn framm sótti. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 99va/7 - 99va/11
Hept vas lítt — á lopti
images
liðu ǫrvar framm gǫrva —
brodda flaug, áðr bauga
brjótendr skyti spjótum.
Orð vas , at harðast,
hvarkunnt, fyr lǫg sunnan,
mest, í malma gnaustan
minn dróttinn framm sótti. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 64rb/50 - 64rb/53
Hept vas lítt — á lopti
images
liðu ǫrvar framm gǫrva —
brodda flaug, áðr bauga
brjótendr skyti spjótum.
Orð vas hitt, at harðast,
hvarkunnr, fyr lǫg sunnan,
mest, í malma gnaustan
minn dróttinn framm sótti.
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