Þham Magndr 4II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorkell hamarskáld, Magnússdrápa 4’ 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. 412-13.
text and translation
Hraustr lét Elfi austarr
allvaldr saman gjalla
— vitr stillir rauð vǫllu —
valskan brand ok randir.
Varð á víg, þars ferðir,
vellmildr konungr, fellu,
— bolr lá gauzkr und gulri
grás arnar kló — þrási.
Hraustr allvaldr lét valskan brand ok randir gjalla saman austarr Elfi; vitr stillir rauð vǫllu. Vellmildr konungr varð þrási á víg, þars ferðir fellu; gauzkr bolr lá und gulri kló grás arnar.
‘The brave mighty ruler let the Frankish sword and shields crash together east of the Götaälv; the wise leader reddened the fields. The gold-generous king persisted in battle where troops fell; the Gautish torso lay beneath the yellow claw of the grey eagle.’
notes and context
Magnús campaigned in Sweden againt King Ingi Steinkelsson (c. 1100-2).
For Magnús’s Swed. campaigns, see also Mberf Lv 2, Eldj Lv 1-2, Gísl Magnkv 17-20 and Anon (Mberf) 4-5.
readings
- [1] austarr: ‘aulfar’ Hr
- [2] gjalla: gjalda Hr
- [5] Varð á: so F, varða Mork, H, Hr
- [5] ferðir: so F, herðir Mork, H, ‘giordi’ Hr
- [6] vell‑: vel‑ H
- [7] bolr: ‘bolar’ H
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) — 24r - 24r
Hraustr lét Elfi austarr
images
allvaldr saman gjalla
— vitr stillir rauð vǫllu —
valskan brand ok randir.
varða víg, þars herðir,
vellmildr konungr, fellu,
— bolr lá gauzkr und gulri
grás arnar kló — þrási. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 90r - 90r
Hraustr lét Elfi austarr
images
allvaldr saman gjalla
— vitr stillir rauð vǫllu —
valskan brand ok randir.
varða víg, þars herðir,
vel-mildr konungr, fellu,
— †bolar† lá gauzkr und gulri
grás arnar kló — þrási. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 62rb - 62rb
Hraustr lét Elfi †aulfar†
images
allvaldr saman gjalda
— vitr stillir rauð vǫllu —
valskan brand ok randir.
varða víg, þars †giordi†,
vellmildr konungr, fellu,
— bolr lá gauzkr und gulri
grás arnar kló — þrási. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 59rb/2 - 59rb/5
Hraustr lét Elfi austarr
images
allvaldr saman gjalla
— vitr stillir rauð vǫllu —
valskan brand ok randir.
Varð á víg, þars ferðir,
vellmildr konungr, fellu,
— bolr lá gauzkr und gulri
grás arnar kló — þrási.
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