Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 14’ 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. 710.
Gekk allvaldr
und ýg*shjálmi
meginmildr
merkjum fyrri,
en gullsett
gnæfa knáttu
vísa vé
of valafólki.
Meginmildr allvaldr gekk und ýg*shjálmi fyrri merkjum, en gullsett vé vísa knáttu gnæfa of valafólki.
‘The tremendously generous mighty ruler advanced under the helmet of terror ahead of the standards, and the gold-embroidered banners of the leader towered above the select troop.’
The battle of Oslo between Hákon and Skúli on 21 April 1240. Hákon called on his men to advance, and he himself was in front of the army.
For this event, see also Ólhv Hryn 10. — [1-2]: The ll. echo Egill Arkv 4/1-2V.
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.
Gekk allvaldr
und †ygis†hjálmi
meginmildr
merkjum fyrri,
en gullsætr
gnæfa knáttu
vísa vé
of vala†faulfi†.
Gek allualldr vnd ygis hialmi megin milldr merkium fyʀi en gull sætr gnǽfa knat | tu uisa vé of uala faulfi
(VEÞ)
Gekk allvaldr
und †ygís†hjálmi
meginmildr
merkjum fyrri,
en gullsett
gnæfa †knættv†
vísa vé
of valafólki.
Geck | allvalldr vndir ygís híalmí megín milldr merkíom fyʀí · eɴ | gvll sétt gnæfa knættv visa vé of vala fólkí·
(VEÞ)
Gekk allvaldr
und †yggis†hjálmi
meginmildr
merkjum fyrri,
en gullsett
gnæfa knáttu
vísa vé
of valafólki.
Gecc allvalldr | und yɢis hialmi || y megin milldr | merkium fyrri | enn gullsætt | gnæva knattu | visa ve of | of vala folki |
(VEÞ)
Gekk allvaldr
und †ægís†hjálmi
meginmildr
merkjum fyrir,
en gull-setti
gnæfa knáttu
vísa vel
valafólki.
Geck alualldr vndir ægís hialmí . megínn milldr . | merkíum fyrir . En gullsetti gnæfa knattu . vísa ve | l . vala folkí.
(VEÞ)
Gekk allvaldr
und †ygis†hjálmi
meginmildr
merkjum fyrri,
en gullsett
gnæfa knátti
vísa vé
of valafólki.
Geck allualldr vnd ygis hialmí . megín milldr merkium fyʀrí . enn gulls ætt gnæfa knátti ví | sa vé of vala folkí.
(VEÞ)
Gekk allvaldr
und †yngís†hjálm
meginmildr
merkjum fyrri,
en gullstett
gnæfa knáttu
vísa vé
af valafólki.
Geck alualldr vnd | yngís hialm megín milldr merkium fyʀri enn gull stett gnæfa knꜳttu visa ve af vala | folki.
(VEÞ)
Skj: Sturla Þórðarson, 4. Hákonarkviða 17: AII, 112-13, BII, 121, Skald II, 65; E 1916, 603, F 1871, 515, Hák 1910-86, 559, Hák 1977-82, 126, Flat 1860-8, III, 151.
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