Þul Eyja 4^III

Nǫs, Dyn, Nauma,         Nála, Nǫrva,
Folskn, Frigg, Fetilǫr,         Fenring ok Mǫn,
Bolm, Bókn, Raufa,         Bǫnn, Sekk ok Vǫrl,
Álǫst ok Storð,         Jala, Tjǫr, Véey.

Nǫs, Dyn, Nauma, Nála, Nǫrva, Folskn, Frigg, Fetilǫr, Fenring ok Mǫn, Bolm, Bókn, Raufa, Bǫnn, Sekk ok Vǫrl, Álǫst ok Storð, Jala, Tjǫr, Véey.

Noss, Dønna, Nauma, Nála, Nørvøy, Storfosna, Frigg, Fetlar, Askøy and Man, Bolm, Bokn, Rauøya, Bǫnn, Sekken and Valderøy, Alsten and Stord, Yell, Tjǫr, Veøy.

Mss: A(21v) (SnE)

Readings: [3] Folskn: ‘folkn’ A

Editions: Skj AI, 690, Skj BI, 679, Skald I, 343; SnE 1848-87, II, 492.

Notes: [All]: The place names outside Norway in this stanza are three of the Shetland Islands, i.e.  Noss, a small island near Bressay (Nǫs l. 1; see Munch 1846, 90 and Jakobsen 1901, 137), Fetlar (Fetilǫr l. 3) and Yell (Jala l. 8). Some of the islands listed below have not been identified: Nauma (l. 1), Nála (l. 2) and Frigg (l. 3) (see Munch 1846, 90). — [1] Nǫs ‘Noss’: See Note to [All] above. — [1] Dyn ‘Dønna’: So also RE 1665(Ee3). A large island in Hålogaland in northern Norway, at the mouth of the Rana. In Þul Islands l. 2 this name is given as ON Dún (see Note there). — [1] Nauma: See Note to [All] above as well as Note to Tindr Hákdr 6/2^I. — [2] Nála: See Note to [All] above. — [2] Nǫrva ‘Nørvøy’: According to Munch (1846, 90), now Nørvøy in Aspevågen, Sunnmøre, in western Norway, one of the islands on which Ålesund is situated. Also cf. Nǫrvasund, the Strait of Gibraltar. Heggstad et al. 2008: Nǫrva identifies the island as Nåra, an island in Solund, Sogn og Fjordane (see Note to st. 5/3 below). — [3] Folskn ‘Storfosna’: Located at the mouth of Trondheimsfjorden, Nord-Trøndelag. — [3] Frigg: See Note to [All] above. — [3] Fetilǫr ‘Fetlar’: See Note to [All] above. — [4] Fenring ‘Askøy’: Or ON Fenhring, now Askøy, a large island located in Hordaland, near Bergen. See also Þul Islands l. 6, ESk Lv 8/4. — [4] Mǫn ‘Man’: This name was mentioned in st. 1/7 (see Note there). It could, however, also be that the name refers to the island of Møn between Sjælland and Falster in Denmark. — [5] Bolm: Most likely an island located off the coast of Hålogaland in northern Norway, the home of Arngrímr berserkr and his twelve sons, Angantýr and others, who figure prominently in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (Heiðr ch. 1,  FSN I, 413); see also Hjálm Lv 1/7-10^VIII (Ǫrv 5). Bolm may also be Bolmsö in Sweden, located in Lake Bolmen (see Note to ESk Lv 8/7). — [5] Bókn ‘Bokn’: Located in Boknafjorden, north of Stavanger in Rogaland, western Norway. See also Þul Islands l. 1 and ESk Lv 8/7. — [5] Raufa ‘Rauøya’: Perhaps an island located in the fjord Kvænangen in Troms, northern Norway. However, as Munch (1846, 90) points out, there are several islands of this name in other parts of the country. — [6] Bǫnn: Perhaps Ombo in Gardssundfjorden (Munch 1846, 90), one of the largest islands in Rogaland, western Norway (cf. the name of the mountain Bandåsen in the north-eastern part of this island). However, cf. also Bonøya, Bondøya in Finnmark and Nord-Trøndelag (see ÍO: Bönn, Bǫnn). — [6] Sekk ‘Sekken’: Located near Veøy (Véey, see l. 8) in Romsdalsfjorden, north-western Norway. Both islands are mentioned in Magnúss saga Erlingssonar chs 5-7 (MErlHkr, ÍF 28, 380-2) in connection with the death of King Hákon herðibreiðr ‘Broad-shoulder’ in 1162. — [6] Vǫrl ‘Valderøy’: Located off the coast of Sunnmøre in western Norway, near Ålesund and east of Giske (see st. 3/6). This is the place where Egill Skallagrímsson fought his hólmganga ‘duel’ against Ljótr inn bleiki ‘the Pale’ (Eg ch. 64, ÍF 2, 202-6). See also Þul Islands l. 5. — [7] Álǫst ‘Alsten’: A large island in Vefsnfjorden located north of Tjøtta (see st. 3/7) off the coast of Hålogaland in northern Norway. On this island, see Egils saga (Eg ch. 7, ÍF 2, 18). — [7] Storð ‘Stord’: Located in Hardangerfjorden, west of Huglo (Hugl, see st. 1/3) in Sunnhordland, western Norway. See also Þul Islands l. 5 and ESk Lv 9/8. This was the site of a major battle in 961, also known as the battle of Fitjar, in which Hákon inn góði ‘the Good’ Haraldsson was mortally wounded (see Eyv Hák 7/8^I). — [8] Jala ‘Yell’: See Note to [All] above. — [8] Tjǫr: Perhaps Tærøy, located off the coast of Sunnhordland in western Norway (Munch 1846, 88). See also Þul Islands l. 6. — [8] Véey ‘Veøy’: A small island in Romsdalsfjorden and an old trading centre. See Note to Sekk (l. 6 above).

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