Blakkr (Blakkr)
12th century; volume 2; ed. Kari Ellen Gade;
1. Breiðskeggsdrápa (Breiðdr) - 2
2. Lausavísur (Lv) - 2
Skáldatal (SnE 1848-87, III, 255, 264, 278) tells us that Blakkr (called ‘Blakkr skáld’ in Sv, ÍF 30, 176) was one of King Sverrir Sigurðarson’s poets, but none of his poems about Sverrir has survived. He stayed with Sverrir 1187-91. According to Finnur Jónsson (SnE 1848-87, III, 649; Skj) Blakkr was an Icelander, but there is no evidence to support that assumption.
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Breiðskeggsdrápa (‘Drápa about Breiðskeggr’)
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Blakkr BreiðdrII
Kari Ellen Gade 2009, ‘(Introduction to) Blakkr, Breiðskeggsdrápa’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 647-51.
stanzas: 1
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Skj: Blakkr: 1. Breiðskeggsdrápa, o. 1191 (AI, 537, BI, 518)
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Cite as: Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Blakkr, Breiðskeggsdrápa 1’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 647-8. Bjǫrt kveða brenna kerti
Breiðskeggs yfir leiði;
ljóss veitk at mun missa
meir hǫfðingi þeira.
Vitumat vánir betri
— vér hugðumk því brugðit —
— þollr fekk illt með ǫllu
ǫrþings — af gǫrningum. | Kveða bjǫrt kerti brenna yfir leiði Breiðskeggs; veitk, at hǫfðingi þeira mun meir missa ljóss. Vitumat betri vánir af gǫrningum; vér hugðumk brugðit því; {þollr {ǫrþings}} fekk illt með ǫllu. They say bright candles are burning above Breiðskeggr’s grave; I know that their chieftain may rather be lacking in light. We [I] do not know that he has better expectations from his undertakings; we [I] thought an end had been put to that; {the tree {of the arrow-assembly}} [BATTLE > WARRIOR] was wretched in all respects.
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texts: ‹Sv 13›,
‹Flat 819› editions: Skj Blakkr: 1. Breiðskeggsdrápa 1 (AI, 537; BI, 518); Skald I, 253; ÍF 30, 176 (ch. 116), Sv 1920, 122, Flat 1860-8, II, 636, E 1916, 364, Sv 1910-86, 152.
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| Holm perg 8 fol (8) |
13r, 6 - 13r, 8 |
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| AM 327 4° (327) |
59v, 30 - 59v, 32 [1-6] |
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| GKS 1005 fol (Flat) |
156va, 24 - 156va, 24 [1-6] |
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| AM 47 fol (E) |
105v, 7 - 105v, 8 [1-6] |
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| AM 81 a fol (81a) |
34ra, 1 - 34ra, 4 [1-6] |
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| AM 325 VIII 4 a 4° (325VIII 4 a) |
1vb, 34 - 1vb, 34 [1-6] |
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| AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) |
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