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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Sigv Nesv 2I

Russell Poole (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Nesjavísur 2’ 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. 559.

Sigvatr ÞórðarsonNesjavísur
123

text and translation

Veitti sókn, þars sótti,
siklingr firum mikla
— blóð fell rautt á Róða
rein — í hǫfn at Sveini.
Snjallr helt at, sás olli,
eirlaust konungr, þeira,
en Sveins liðar, sínum,
saman bundu skip, fundi.

Siklingr veitti firum mikla sókn, þars sótti í hǫfn at Sveini; blóð fell rautt á {rein Róða}. Snjallr konungr, sás olli fundi þeira, helt at eirlaust sínum, en liðar Sveins bundu skip saman.
 
‘The king gave the men a great onslaught, where he advanced into the harbour against Sveinn; blood fell red on the strip of land of Róði <sea-king> [SEA]. The brave king, who brought about their encounter, steered on relentlessly with his [ships], and Sveinn’s supporters tied the ships together.

notes and context

This occurs in ÓH-Hkr as the first stanza cited from Nesv. The king’s preparations are described, including the arming of his men and the saying of the devotional Hours, followed by a bald statement that the battle commenced.

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