Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Halldórr skvaldri, Haraldsdrápa 2’ 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, p. 494.
Harðéla, lézt, herðir
Haddings, á jó tradda
— glaðr tók gramr við hauðri —
grund til Eireks fundar.
Fekk, sás fremstr vas miklu,
fljótmæltr konungr Jóta
— réð Hollseta hræðir —
hraust gengi þér drengja.
{Herðir {harðéla Haddings}}, lézt grund tradda á jó til fundar Eireks; glaðr gramr tók við hauðri. {Fljótmæltr konungr Jóta}, sás vas miklu fremstr, fekk þér hraust gengi drengja; {hræðir Hollseta} réð.
‘Strengthener of the strong storms of Haddingr <legendary king> [BATTLE > WARRIOR], you traversed the ground on horseback to the meeting with Eiríkr; the cheerful ruler [= Magnús] received the land. The eloquent king of the Jótar [DANISH KING = Eiríkr], who was outstanding indeed, gave you a valiant following of warriors; the terrifier of the Holsteiners [= Eiríkr] ruled.’
After the Battle of Färlev (see st. 1 above), Magnús ruled Norway and Haraldr fled to King Eiríkr eymuni Eiríksson of Denmark (d. 1137).
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Harðéla, lézt, herðir
Haddings, á jó tradda
— glaðr tók gramr við hauðri —
grund til Eireks fundar.
Fekk, sás fremstr vas miklu,
fljótmæltr konungr Jóta
— réð Hollsetu hræðir —
hraust gengi þér drengja.
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