Þjóð Yt 25I
Edith Marold (ed.) 2012, ‘Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, Ynglingatal 25’ 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. 53.
text and translation
Varð Goðrøðr
inn gǫfugláti
lómi beittr,
sás fyr lǫngu vas.
Ok umráð
at ǫlum stilli
hǫfuð heiptrœkt
at hilmi dró.
Ok launsigr
inn lómgeði
Ôsu ôrr
af jǫfri bar.
Ok buðlungr
á beði fornum
Stíflusunds
of stunginn vas.
Goðrøðr inn gǫfugláti, sás vas fyr lǫngu, varð beittr lómi. Ok heiptrœkt hǫfuð dró umráð at ǫlum stilli, at hilmi. Ok inn lómgeði ôrr Ôsu bar launsigr af jǫfri. Ok buðlungr vas of stunginn á fornum beði Stíflusunds.
‘Guðrøðr inn gǫfugláti (‘the Splendid’), who lived long ago, was dealt with using treachery. And a hate-filled head brought a plot against the drunk ruler, against the leader. And the treacherous-minded servant of Ása won a hidden victory against the prince. And the king was stabbed on the ancient shore of Stíflusund. ’
notes and context
Guðrøðr, the son of Hálfdan, asks King Haraldr of Agðir (Agder) for his daughter Ása in marriage but is refused. He therefore attacks the king’s residence; Ása’s father and brother die in the struggle and she is carried off and married to Guðrøðr. A few years later, while the king is anchored in Stíflusund, Guðrøðr is murdered by a servant of Ása as he departs drunk from a feast.
readings
- [1] Goðrøðr: ‘gudredr’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ, R685ˣ
- [2] gǫfugláti: ‘gvfglati’ J1ˣ
- [3] beittr: ‘benr’ J1ˣ, ‘betæ’ R685ˣ
- [4] lǫngu: ‘lꜹgu’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
- [6] ǫlum: ‘elum’ F, ǫllum R685ˣ
- [7] ‑rœkt: ‑rœk F
- [9] ‑sigr: corrected from ‘‑ligr’ in later hand J2ˣ
- [10] ‑geði: ‑gerði F, ‑geðr R685ˣ
- [12] af: of F, at J1ˣ, J2ˣ, R685ˣ
- [12] bar: barr F, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, R685ˣ
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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AM 35 folx (Kx) — 42v/28 - 43r/14
imagesVarð Guðrøðr | hiɴ gofugláti | lómi beíttr | sá er fyr lꜹngo var. | oc vm ráþ | at ø̨lom stilli | hꜹfud heiptrø̨ct | at hilmi dró. | Oc lꜹn sigr | hiɴ lómgeði | áso áʀ | af jofri bar. | oc buðlungr | a be(þ)i fornom | stiflo sundz | um stungiɴ var. |
(KS)
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Holm papp 18 folx (papp18x) — 12r/7 - 12r/11
images -
OsloUB 521 folx (521x) — 54/15 - 55/1
images -
AM 45 fol (F) — 7rb/24 - 7rb/26
imagesVarð Goðrøðr
inn gǫfugláti
lómi beittr,
sás fyr lǫngu vas.
Ok umráð
at †elum† stilli
hǫfuð heipt-rœk
at hilmi dró.
Ok launsigr
inn lóm-gerði
Ôsu ôrr
of jǫfri barr.
Ok buðlungr
á beði fornum
Stíflusunds
of stunginn vas.Varþ gvðrꜹðr híɴ gꜹfugláti lómi | beíttr sa er fyr longo var.ok vm rað at élum stillí hꜹfud heípt rǿ̨k | at hilmí dró. Ok lꜹ΄nsigr híɴ er lómgerði aso áʀ of íofrí | báʀ∙ ok buðlungr a beði fornom stiflo suɴdz of stuɴgíɴ var.
(KS)
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AM 37 folx (J1x) — 21r/18 - 21r/20
imagesVarð †gudredr†
inn †gvfglati†
lómi †benr†,
sás fyr †lꜹgu† vas.
Ok umráð
at ǫlum stilli
hǫfuð heiptrœkt
at hilmi dró.
Ok launsigr
inn lómgeði
Ôsu ôrr
at jǫfri barr.
Ok buðlungr
á beði fornum
Stíflusunds
of stunginn vas.Varð gvdredr en gꜹfglati lómi bénr sa er fyr lꜹgu var ok vmrað | at ꜹlum stilli hꜹfud heiptrækt at hilmi dro Oklꜹnnsigr | en lóm geðe asv aʀ at iofri baʀ ok buðlinngr abéþe | fornum stiflu sundz of stvnginn var
(KS)
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AM 38 folx (J2x) — 24r/30 - 24v/15
imagesVarð †gudredr†
inn gǫfugláti
lómi beittr,
sás fyr †lꜹgu† vas.
Ok umráð
at ǫlum stilli
hǫfuð heiptrœkt
at hilmi dró.
Ok laun
inn lómgeði
Ôsu ôrr
at jǫfri barr.
Ok buðlungr
á beði fornum
Stíflusunds
of stunginn vas.Varð Guðreþr | enn gꜹfuglati | lomi beitr | sa er fyr lgu var | oc vm rað | at ꜹlum stille | hꜹfut heiftrækt | at hilme dro | Oc lꜹnn
ligr| enn lomgeþi | asvaʀ |at jofri baʀ | oc buðlungr | a b(e)ði fornum | stiflu sundz | of stunginn var(KS)
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UppsUB R 685x (R685x) — 22v/16 - 22v/19
imagesVarð †gudredr†
inn gǫfugláti
lómi †betæ†,
sás fyr lǫngu vas.
Ok umráð
at ǫllum stilli
hǫfuð heiptrœkt
at hilmi dró.
Ok launsigr
inn lóm-geðr
Ôsu ôrr
at jǫfri barr.
Ok buðlungr
á beði fornum
Stíflusunds
of stunginn vas.Vard gudredr. en gaufugladi lóini bet(æ) sa er. fyr laungu var | oc vm rad at aullum *ǫlom stilli haufud heiptr(ö)kt at hilmi dro. | Oc laun(n)sigr en lomgedr asu aʀ at iofri baʀ oc bu(þ)lungr | a beþi fornum stiflu sundz of stungin var.
(KS)
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AM 761 a 4°x (761ax) — 63r/1 - 63r/17
images
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