Halldórr ókristni (Hókr)
11th century; volume 1; ed. Kari Ellen Gade;
Eiríksflokkr (Eirfl) - 8
Nothing is known about Halldórr ókristni ‘the Un-Christian’ (Hókr) aside from the fact that, according to Skáldatal (SnE 1848-87, III, 257, 266, 280), he was one of Eiríkr jarl Hákonarson’s poets. His nickname indicates that he must have been reluctant to convert to Christianity, and it is not surprising that he is connected with the court of the jarls of Hlaðir (Lade), given that Eiríkr’s father, Hákon jarl Sigurðarson, was the last heathen ruler of Norway. The eight stanzas below are what remain of Halldórr’s poetic oeuvre, and they show that he was well versed in myth and heroic legend and, in particular, that he was familiar with the poetry of earlier and contemporary skalds. In Skj, Finnur Jónsson gives his ethnicity as Icelandic, but that cannot be ascertained.
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Eiríksflokkr (‘Flokkr about Eiríkr’)
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Hókr EirflI
Kari Ellen Gade 2012, ‘ Halldórr ókristni, Eiríksflokkr’ 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. 469. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1267> (accessed 26 June 2022)
stanzas: 1
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Skj: Haldórr ókristni: Eiríksflokkr, o. 1010 (AI, 202-4, BI, 193-5)
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Cite as: Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2012, ‘Halldórr ókristni, Eiríksflokkr 8’ 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. 484. Hjalmfaldinn bar hilmi
hrings at miklu þingi
— skeiðr glæstu þá þjóðir —
þangat Ormr inn langi.
En sunnr at gný Gunnar
glaðr tók jarl við Naðri;
áðr varð egg at hrjóða
ættgóðr Hemings bróðir. | Ormr inn langi bar hjalmfaldinn hilmi þangat at {miklu þingi hrings}; þjóðir glæstu þá skeiðr. En glaðr jarl tók við Naðri sunnr at {gný Gunnar}; áðr varð {ættgóðr bróðir Hemings} at hrjóða egg. Ormr inn langi (‘the Long Serpent’) carried the helmet-clad ruler [Óláfr] there to {the mighty assembly of the sword} [BATTLE]; troops then adorned the ships. But the cheerful jarl received Naðr (‘Adder’) south at {the din of Gunnr <valkyrie>} [BATTLE]; earlier {the high-born brother of Hemingr} [= Eiríkr] had to redden the blade.
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texts: ‹Flat 370›,
‹Fsk 129›,
‹ÓT 200›,
‹ÓTC 68 (I 170)›,
‹Hkr 199 (I 170)› editions: Skj Haldórr ókristni: Eiríksflokkr 8 (AI, 204; BI, 194-5); Skald I, 102; Hkr 1893-1901, I, 457, IV, 103, ÍF 26, 370 (ÓTHkr ch. 113), F 1871, 167; ÓT 1958-2000, II, 297-8 (ch. 258), Flat 1860-8, I, 520; Fsk 1902-3, 135 (ch. 23), ÍF 29, 164 (ch. 25).
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| AM 45 fol (F) |
36vb, 32 - 36vb, 35 |
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| AM 37 folx (J1x) |
135r, 7 - 135r, 11 |
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117v, 16 - 117v, 23 |
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70ra, 8 - 70ra, 10 |
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66va, 22 - 66va, 25 |
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68ra, 6 - 68ra, 10 |
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| AM 325 VIII 2 g 4° (325VIII 2 g) |
2ra, 5 - 2ra, 9 |
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69va, 1 - 69va, 4 |
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38v, 4 - 38v, 11 |
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