Steinn Óldr 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Steinn Herdísarson, Óláfsdrápa 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, pp. 368-9.
text and translation
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
menn drukknuðu sukknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
Fila dróttinn rak flótta
framr; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr veit undir.
Mǫrg þjóð fórsk í móðu; sukknir menn drukknuðu; ófár drengr lá ár of ungan Mǫrukára. {Framr dróttinn Fila} rak flótta; herr tók á ramri rôs fyr rǫskum vísa. Ríklundaðr veit undir….
‘Many people died in the river; submerged men drowned; not a few warriors soon lay [dead] around young Morcere. The outstanding lord of the Filir [NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr] pursued those who fled; the army broke into a frantic run before the bold ruler. Proud-minded knows beneath [the sun]….’
notes and context
Sts 1-3 describe the battle of Fulford near the River Ouse in Northumbria (20 September 1066) between the Norw. army under the leadership of Óláfr’s father, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, and the Engl. troops of Earls Morcere (Mǫrukári) and Waltheof (Valþjófr) recte Edwin.
The battle of Fulford is also commemorated in Arn Hardr 7-9 and Anon Harst. Fulford is located two miles downstream from York, on the River Ouse. — [5]: The l. echoes Grani Har 1/5.
readings
- [2] sukknir: sokknir Mork, Flat, H, Hr, Kˣ, 39, F, J2ˣ, FskAˣ, ‘sæknir’ E
- [5] Fila: fira H, Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ, FskAˣ
- [6] framr: fram H, Hr, F
- [6] ramri: ‘ramer’ Flat
- [8] ‑lundaðr: ‑lundar Flat
- [8] veit undir: veik undan Flat, E, vítt undan H, Hr, vatt undir Kˣ, 39, J2ˣ, vátt undir F, helt undan FskAˣ
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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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 18v/41 - 18v/41
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
Fila dróttinn rak flótta
framr; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr veit undir. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 203va/35 - 203va/37
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
Fila dróttinn rak flótta
framr; tók herr á †ramer†
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Rík-lundar veik undan . -
AM 66 fol (H) — 74r/15 - 74r/15
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
fira dróttinn rak flótta
fram; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr vítt undan . -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 53ra/2 - 53ra/2
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
Fila dróttinn rak flótta
fram; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr vítt undan . -
AM 63 folx (Kx) — 577v - 578r/7
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
fira dróttinn rak flótta
framr; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr vatt undir . -
AM 39 fol (39) — 31ra/21 - 31ra/21
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
fira dróttinn rak flótta
framr; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr vatt undir . -
AM 45 fol (F) — 52rb/32 - 52rb/36
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
fira dróttinn rak flótta
fram; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr vátt undir . -
AM 47 fol (E) — 26r/32 - 26r/34
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu †sæknir†;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
fira dróttinn rak flótta
framr; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr veik undan . -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 294v/7 - 294v/14
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
fira dróttinn rak flótta
framr; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr vatt undir . -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 296/6 - 296/13
Þjóð fórsk mǫrg í móðu;
images
menn drukknuðu sokknir;
drengr lá ár of ungan
ófár Mǫrukára.
fira dróttinn rak flótta
framr; tók herr á ramri
rôs fyr rǫskum vísa.
Ríklundaðr helt undan . -
AM 301 4°x (301x) — 109r/19 - 109r/23
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 357v/21 - 358r/4
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