Þorleikr fagri (Þfagr)
11th century; volume 2; ed. Kari Ellen Gade;
Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson (Sveinn) - 10
III. Fragments (Frag) - 3
Þorleikr’s background is unknown. In 1051 he travelled from Iceland via Norway to Denmark to present a poem to Sveinn Úlfsson (ÍF 28, 113; ÍF 29, 253; Mork 1928-32, 161; Flat 1860-8, III, 338; Fms 6, 256). Both his name and his nickname fagri ‘the Fair’ indicate that he may have come from the family of the Laxdœlir (see Genealogy IIIa in ÍF 5; SnE 1848-87, III, 737-9; LH 1894-1901, I, 641-2). Þorleikr was a rather common name among the Laxdœlir (e.g. Þorleikr Hǫskuldsson and Þorleikr Bollason), and members of that family, such as Hǫskuldr Dala-Kollsson, Óláfr pá ‘Peacock’ Hǫskuldsson and Hallgerðr Hǫskuldsdóttir, were admired for their beauty (see ÍF 5, 14, 27; ÍF 12, 6-7). Þorleikr is listed in Skáldatal as one of the poets who eulogised Sveinn Úlfsson, and it is not said that he composed about any other dignitary or ruler (see SnE 1848-87, III, 258, 267, 283).
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Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson —
Þfagr SveinnII
Kari Ellen Gade 2009, ‘(Introduction to) Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson’ 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. 313-22.
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Skj: Þórleikr fagri: En flokk om Sven Ulfssön, 1051 (AI, 396-9, BI, 365-8); stanzas (if different): 11 |
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Cite as: Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson 5’ 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, p. 317. Stýrir Ulfs til Elfar
óskmǫgr skipum fǫgrum,
sás hrækǫstu hæsta
hleðr í Gunnar veðri.
Skolla vé, þars vǫllu
vápnlauðri drífr rauðu,
(regn drepr Gauts í gǫgnum)
gullmerk*ð (Hôolfs serki). | {Óskmǫgr Ulfs}, sás hleðr hæsta hrækǫstu í {veðri Gunnar}, stýrir fǫgrum skipum til Elfar. Gullmerk*ð vé skolla, þars drífr vǫllu {rauðu vápnlauðri}; {regn Gauts} drepr í gǫgnum {serki Hôolfs}. {Úlfr’s beloved son} [= Sveinn], who stacks the highest corpse-piles in {the storm of Gunnr <valkyrie>} [BATTLE], steers fair ships to the Götaälv. Gold-embroidered banners flutter where {red weapon-foam} [BLOOD] covers the fields; {the rain of Gautr <= Óðinn>} [ARROWS] hammers through {Hálfr’s <legendary king’s> shirts} [BYRNIES].
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texts: ‹Fsk 209› editions: Skj Þórleikr fagri: En flokk om Sven Ulfssön 5 (AI, 397-8; BI, 366); Skald I, 183; ÍF 29, 255 (ch. 55).
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