Anon (HSig) 9II/4 — heilagt ‘a holy’
Gramr vá frægr til fremðar
flestan sigr inn digri;
hlautk, þvít heima sôtum,
heilagt fall til vallar.
Uggik øfst ráð, tyggi;
yðr mun feigð of byrjuð;
— trolls gefið fôkum fyllar
fíks — veldra goð slíku.
Frægr gramr inn digri vá flestan sigr til fremðar; hlautk heilagt fall til vallar, þvít sôtum heima. Uggik øfst ráð, tyggi; feigð mun of byrjuð yðr; gefið fôkum fíks trolls fyllar; goð veldra slíku.
The famous stout prince won most victories for his advancement; I got a holy death on the battlefield, because we [I] stayed at home. I fear the final undertaking, lord; death will be in store for you; you will provide fill for the steeds of the greedy troll [WOLVES]; God will not be the cause of that.
readings
[4] heilagt: ‘haleitt’ Hr
notes
[4] heilagt fall ‘holy death’: Lit. ‘holy fall’. Skald emends the Hr variant ‘haleitt’ to hligt and reads hligt fall ‘splendid (or ‘high’) fall’ (see NN §3234). However, ‘haleitt’ is clearly a scribal error. Óláfr Haraldsson (S. Óláfr) died at the battle of Stiklestad (29 July 1030). He was later canonised and became the patron saint of Norway.