Sigv Berv 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 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, pp. 14-15.
text and translation
Vask með gram, þeims gumnum
goll bauð dróttinhollum
— nafn fekk hann — en hrǫfnum
hræ, þess konungs ævi.
Fullkerska sák falla
(fráneygjum sonr grônum
gaf margan val vargi)
verðung (konungs sverðum).
Vask með gram, þeims bauð dróttinhollum gumnum goll en hrǫfnum hræ, ævi þess konungs; hann fekk nafn. Sák fullkerska verðung falla; sonr konungs gaf grônum fráneygjum vargi margan val sverðum.
‘I was with the lord, who gave gold to his loyal men and carrion to the ravens, throughout the lifetime of that king; he gained fame. I saw the most valiant troop fall; the son of the king gave many a slain warrior to the grey, keen-eyed wolf by means of swords.’
notes and context
The king referred to in the st. is Óláfr Haraldsson (S. Óláfr), Magnús’s father. Sigvatr had been his court poet, marshal and emissary.
readings
- [3] nafn: so Flat, vápn H, Hr
- [4] hræ þess: ‘hræþus’ Flat
- [5] ‑kerska: kerskum H, ‘keskum’ Hr, ‘‑koskum’ Flat
- [6] ‑eygjum: ‑eggjum Flat
- [6] sonr: son all
- [8] ‑ung: ‘‑und’ Flat
- [8] konungs: konungr Flat
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 66 fol (H) — 4r - 4r
Vask með gram, þeims gumnum
images
goll bauð dróttinhollum
— vápn fekk hann — en hrǫfnum
hræ, þess konungs ævi.
Fullkerskum sák falla
(fráneygjum son grônum
gaf margan val vargi)
verðung (konungs sverðum). -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 5vb/28 - 5vb/28
imagesVask með gram, þeims gumnum
goll bauð dróttinhollum
— vápn fekk hann — en hrǫfnum
hræ, þess konungs ævi.
Full†keskum† sák falla
(fráneygjum son grônum
gaf margan val vargi)
verðung (konungs sverðum).Var ek með gram þeíms gum|num gull bauð drottín hollum· vopn fíc?ck hann en hraufnum hræ̨ þess konungs æ̨|fi fullkeskum sꜳ ek falla fran eygium son granum· gaf margan val | vargi verðung konungs sverðum
(TW)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 190ra/13 - 190ra/15
Vask með gram, þeims gumnum
images
goll bauð dróttinhollum
— nafn fekk hann — en hrǫfnum
†hræþus†, konungs ævi.
Full†-koskum† sák falla
(frán-eggjum son grônum
gaf margan val vargi)
verð†-und† (konungr sverðum).
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