Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 3’ 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. 701.
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king < konungsefni (noun n.): material for kingship
[2] konungsefni ‘the royal heir’: Lit. ‘material for kingship’.
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efni (noun n.; °-s; -): material < konungsefni (noun n.): material for kingship
[2] ‑efni: menni 42ˣ
[2] konungsefni ‘the royal heir’: Lit. ‘material for kingship’.
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huliðshjalmr (noun m.): helmet of concealment
[3] huliðshjálm: hulins hjálmi 81a
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2. heill (noun n.; °; -): fortune
[4] góðu heilli ‘by good fortune’: Cf. sts 25/4 and 34/6. See also ÞjóðA Magnfl 19/1.
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góðr (adj.): good
[4] góðu heilli ‘by good fortune’: Cf. sts 25/4 and 34/6. See also ÞjóðA Magnfl 19/1.
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
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allvaldr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): mighty ruler
[5] allvalds ‘of the mighty ruler’: Hákon’s father, Hákon Sverrisson, ruled Norway from the death of Sverrir (9 March 1202) until his own death on 1 January 1204. Hence his reign only lasted for approximately one-and-a half years, and Sturla’s reference to him as a ‘mighty ruler’ seems somewhat exaggerated.
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3. ór (prep.): out of
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ófriðr (noun m.): unrest
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frægðarsonr (noun m.): [famous son]
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fagna (verb; °-að-): welcome, rejoice
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
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