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Kolgr Ól 1II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Kolgrímr litli, Poem about Óláfr helgi 1’ 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. 8.

Kolgrímr litliPoem about Óláfr helgi1

Herstillis þarfk hylli;
hǫlf eru vǫld und Kalfi.

Þarfk hylli {herstillis}; hǫlf vǫld eru und Kalfi.

I need the favour {of the troop-controller} [KING]; half the dominion is in Kálfr’s hands.

Mss: H(3r), Hr(5rb) (H-Hr)

Readings: [2] und: undir Hr

Editions: Skj AI, 331, Skj BI, 305, Skald I, 155; Fms 6, 35 (Mgóð ch. 20), ÍF 9, 303 (Þorgr).

Notes: [2] vǫld ‘dominion’: Lit. ‘dominions’. Kálfr Árnason was one of Magnús’s counsellors, and this refers to his executive power and authority. See also BjHall Kálffl 7I, Sigv Berv and Þflekk Lv.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Fms = Sveinbjörn Egilsson et al., eds. 1825-37. Fornmanna sögur eptir gömlum handritum útgefnar að tilhlutun hins norræna fornfræða fèlags. 12 vols. Copenhagen: Popp.
  3. Skald = Kock, Ernst Albin, ed. 1946-50. Den norsk-isländska skaldediktningen. 2 vols. Lund: Gleerup.
  4. ÍF 9 = Eyfirðinga sǫgur. Ed. Jónas Kristjánsson. 1956.
  5. Internal references
  6. (forthcoming), ‘ Unattributed, Þorgríms þáttr Hallasonar’ 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. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=159> (accessed 7 May 2024)
  7. Kari Ellen Gade 2009, ‘ Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur’ 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, pp. 11-30. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1352> (accessed 7 May 2024)
  8. Kari Ellen Gade 2009, ‘ Þorgeirr flekkr, Lausavísa’ 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, pp. 9-10. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1432> (accessed 7 May 2024)
  9. Alison Finlay (ed.) 2012, ‘Bjarni gullbrárskáld Hallbjarnarson, Kálfsflokkr 7’ 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. 887.
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