R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, Poem about Haraldr hárfagri 1’ 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. 61.
Margir gerðu milding snaran
hraustir menn heim at sœkja;
eigi síðr ǫðling fylgðu
gamlir menn ok gerðusk kærir.
Margir hraustir menn gerðu at sœkja heim snaran milding; gamlir menn fylgðu ǫðling eigi síðr ok gerðusk kærir.
‘Many valiant men proceeded to visit the gallant generous one; old men followed the prince no less and made themselves intimate. ’
In the course of an account of the many fine qualities of King Haraldr hárfagri and of the beginning of his reign, the saga writer explains that many valiant men desired to be with him on account of his generosity and the splendour of his court.
For Haraldr’s war-band and life at his court, see also sts 2-3, Þjóð Lv 1, Hhárf Lv and Þhorn Harkv 5-6, 13, 15-23.
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.
Margir geordu millding snaran hraustir menn heim at sækía . æigi sidr o᷎d | ling fylgdu gamler menn ok gerduzst kærir.
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