Hharð Lv 6^II

In Flat (Flat) and Fsk (FskBˣ, FskAˣ), which reflect the Mork redaction (Mork has a lacuna here, and in Mork 1928-32 and Andersson and Gade 2000, the missing text has been supplied from Flat), Lv 6 and 7 (Hharð Lv 6-7) are in the reverse order. Both sts are recorded in 570a 4° (570a) of Hákonar saga Ívarssonar (HÍ) in the same sequence and prose environment as in Hkr (Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ) and H-Hr (H, Hr). Lv 6/5-8 is also found in mss R, Tˣ, W and U of SnE (Skm). Kˣ is the main ms.

Hér sék upp inn ǫrva
Einar, þanns kann skeina
þjalfa, þambarskelfi,
þangs, fjǫlmennan ganga.
Fullafli bíðr fyllar
(finnk opt at drífr minna)
hilmis stóls (á hæla
húskarla lið jarli).

Hér sék inn ǫrva Einar þambarskelfi, þanns kann skeina {þjalfa þangs}, ganga upp fjǫlmennan. Fullafli bíðr fyllar stóls hilmis; finnk opt, at minna lið húskarla drífr á hæla jarli.

Here I see the bold Einarr þambarskelfir (‘Paunch-shaker’ (?)), who knows how to furrow {the enclosure of sea-weed} [SEA], disembark with many men. The powerful one awaits the occupancy of the king’s throne; I often find that a lesser host of housecarls trails at the heels of a jarl.

Mss: Kˣ(547v), 39(25ra), F(46vb), E(17v), J2ˣ(274r) (Hkr); FskBˣ(74r), FskAˣ(274-275) (Fsk); H(47r), Hr(34ra) (H-Hr); Flat(198rb-va) (Flat); 570a(21r); R(36r), Tˣ(37v), W(82), U(35v) (SnE, ll. 5-8)

Readings: [2] þanns (‘þann er’): þann Flat    [3] þjalfa: so H, Hr, Flat, þjalma Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, þjalfan 570a;    þambar‑: þamba‑ F, E, FskAˣ, H, Flat, 570a;    ‑skelfi: so 39, FskBˣ, H, 570a, ‑skelmi Kˣ, F, E, J2ˣ, FskAˣ, ‘‑skelbí’ Hr, ‑skelfir Flat    [4] þangs: ‘þangg’ Hr    [5] Fullafli: fyllandi 570a, fullǫflugr but afli in the left margin in same hand U;    bíðr: býðr E, beið R, Tˣ, W;    fyllar: fullar E, 570a, fylla U    [6] finnk (‘finn ec’): finnr Hr;    opt at: at opt E, optr at R    [7] stóls: ‘st[…]’ U;    hæla: hælum H

Editions: Skj AI, 358-9, Skj BI, 330, Skald I, 167; ÍF 28, 124 (HSig ch. 43), F 1871, 218, E 1916, 61; ÍF 29, 263 (ch. 56); Fms 6, 270 (HSig ch. 57); Flat 1860-8, III, 344-5, Mork 1928-32, 171-2, Andersson and Gade 2000, 205, 476 (MH); HÍ 1873, 241, HÍ 1952, 8; SnE 1848-87, I, 458-9, II, 337, SnE 1931, 162, SnE 1998, I, 80.

Context: King Haraldr, increasingly annoyed by the power displayed by the district chieftain Einarr þambarskelfir Eindriðason, recites this and the next helmingr when he sees Einarr disembark in Trondheim with more than five hundred men (c. 1056). In SnE, the second helmingr illustrates the use of the word húskarlar ‘housecarls’ as a term for the retainers of kings, jarls and district chieftains.

Notes: [3] þjalfa; -skelfi: The variant forms þjalma (m. acc. sg.) ‘enclosure’ and þambarskelmi ‘Paunch-Shaker (?)’ are possible, but very rare (see AEW: skelfir, skelmir 2, þjalfi 1, þjalmi 2; ANG §237.2). For a discussion of Einarr’s nickname, see Gade 1995b-c, Sayers 1995 and Liberman 1996. See also Eþsk Couplet^I. — [8]: The l. echoes ÞjóðA Magnfl 12/8. — [8] húskarla (m. gen. pl.) ‘of housecarls’: For this word, see Okík Magn 2/6, ÞjóðA Magnfl 12/8 and Anon (MErl) 1/4.

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