Markús Skeggjason (Mark)
12th century; volume 2; ed. Jayne Carroll;
Eiríksdrápa (Eirdr) - 32
III. 1. Poem on Knútr Sveinsson (Knútr) - 1
III. 2. Fragments (Frag) - 2
III. 3. Lausavísur (Lv) - 2
Markús Skeggjason (Mark) was the son of Skeggi Bjarnason and possibly a brother of the poet Þórarinn Skeggjason (ÞSkegg). He was lawspeaker in Iceland from 1084 until his death on 15 October 1107. In Íslendingabók (Íslb, ÍF 1, 22) he is named as an important informant for Ari Þorgilsson about the lives of the earlier lawspeakers in Iceland. He had gained this information from his brother, father and grandfather. Markús appears to have had close ties to the Church: during his time as lawspeaker, and with his guidance, Gizurr Ísleifsson, bishop of Skálholt (1081-1118), established the Icel. tithe laws (ÍF 1, 22). Markús was among the most respected poets in the canon of the C13th and he is cited often in SnE and TGT (see below).
In Skáldatal, Markús is associated with S. Knútr Sveinsson of Denmark (d. 1086), Eiríkr inn góði ‘the Good’ Sveinsson of Denmark (d. 1103), and Ingi Steinkelsson of Sweden (d. 1110) (SnE 1848-87, III, 252, 258, 260, 267, 271, 283, see also 348-53). An extended hrynhent poem about Eiríkr (Mark Eirdr), composed after his death in 1103, and one helmingr about ‘Sveinn’s brother’, probably S. Knútr (Mark KnútdrIII), survive, alongside one helmingr and a couplet from a possible drápa about Christ (Mark KristdrIII) and two lvv. (Mark Lv 1-2III). Aside from Eirdr, all of Markús’s extant poetry is transmitted in SnE or TGT, and it has been edited in SkP III.
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Lausavísur —
Mark LvIII
Kari Ellen Gade 2017, ‘(Introduction to) Markús Skeggjason, Lausavísur’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 295.
stanzas: 1
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Skj: Markús Skeggjason: 4. Lausavísur (AI, 452-453, BI, 421)
in texts: Gramm, LaufE, LaufE, Skm, SnE, TGT
SkP info: III, 295
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Vol. 3. Markús Skeggjason (biog. vol. 2), 3. Lausavísur, 1 [Vol. 3, 296] — Mark Lv 1III |
The following text is from a superseded edition and is not the work of the editor(s) named on this page. It is included for reference only. Do not refer to this site when using this text but rather consult the original edition (Skj where relevant).
Fjarðlinna óð fannir
fast vetrliði rastar;
hljóp of húna gnípur
hvalranns íugtanni;
bjǫrn gekk framm á fornar
flóðs hafskíða slóðir;
skúrǫrðigr braut skorðu
skers glymfjǫtur bersi. |
Skj: Markús Skeggjason: 4. Lausavísur 1 (AI, 452; BI, 421); dróttkvætt; ed. KEG; group: B; mss: A, R, Tx, U, W; texts: LaufE 99(304), LaufE 167(393), Skm 262, TGT 89 |
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Vol. 3. Markús Skeggjason (biog. vol. 2), 3. Lausavísur, 2 [Vol. 3, 297] — Mark Lv 2III |
The following text is from a superseded edition and is not the work of the editor(s) named on this page. It is included for reference only. Do not refer to this site when using this text but rather consult the original edition (Skj where relevant).
Sœgs munk síðr an eigi
(sás illr es brag spillir)
sólar sverri málan,
slíðráls reginn, níða. |
Skj: Markús Skeggjason: 4. Lausavísur 2 (AI, 453; BI, 421); dróttkvætt; ed. KEG; group: B; mss: 744x, A, B, C, R, Tx; texts: Skm 373 |
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