Níkulás Bergsson (Ník)
12th century; volume 7; ed. Beatrice La Farge;
Jónsdrápa postula (Jóndr) - 3
III. Kristsdrápa (Kristdr) - 1
Modern scholars consider the Icelandic Benedictine monk Níkulás Bergsson (d. 1159 or 1160) to be the ‘Abbot Nikulás’ who wrote Leiðarvísir (‘Guide pointing out the way’), a guidebook for pilgrims about the routes from Northern Europe to Rome and Jerusalem (Hill 1993a, 390). Níkulás became the abbot of the Benedictine monastery at Þverá (Munkaþverá, founded 1155) in Northern Iceland (Eyjafjörður).
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Jónsdrápa postula (‘Drápa about the Apostle John’)
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Ník JóndrVII
Beatrice La Farge 2007, ‘(Introduction to) Níkulás Bergsson, Jónsdrápa postula’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 66-9.
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Skj: Níkulás Bergsson: 1. Jóansdrápa postola (AI, 560, BI, 546-7)
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Cite as: Beatrice La Farge (ed.) 2007, ‘Níkulás Bergsson, Jónsdrápa postula 3’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 68-9. Sjalfr unni þér sinna
snjallr postola allra
sal deilandi sólar
siklingr framast miklu.
Hátt gengr vegr, sás veitir
vagnbryggju þér tyggi;
Jón, est hreinstr und háva
hjarlborg skapaðr karla. | Sjalfr snjallr siklingr, deilandi {sal sólar}, unni þér miklu framast allra sinna postola; vegr, sás {tyggi {vagnbryggju}} veitir þér, gengr hátt; Jón, est skapaðr hreinstr karla und {háva hjarlborg}. The wise Lord himself, sharing out {the hall of the sun} [SKY/HEAVEN], loved you by far the most of all his Apostles. The honour which {the ruler {of the wagon-bridge}} [SKY/HEAVEN > = God] grants to you rises high; John, you are created the most pure of men under {the high earth-castle} [SKY/HEAVEN].
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texts: ‹Jón4 3› editions: Skj Níkulás Bergsson: 1. Jóansdrápa postola 3 (AI, 560; BI, 546); Skald I, 265; Jón4 1874, 510, Bugge 1874, 933, Lange 1958a, 79.
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