Cite as: Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 28 (Hjálmarr inn hugumstóri, Lausavísur 18)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 842.

Styrr ok Ári,         Steinn ok Kári, Vöttr, Véseti,         Vémundr, Hnefi.

Vér á einn bekk         allir sátum, teitir ok reifir;         því em ek trauðr flugar.

Styrr ok Ári, Steinn ok Kári, Vöttr, Véseti, Vémundr, Hnefi. Vér sátum allir á einn bekk, teitir ok reifir; því em ek trauðr flugar.

Styrr and Ári, Steinn and Kári, Vǫttr, Véseti, Vémundr, Hnefi. We all occupied a single bench, merry and cheerful; that is why I am reluctant to flee.

Mss: 343a(68v), 471(75v), 173ˣ(37v) (Ǫrv)

Readings: [3] Vöttr: Vöttr ok 173ˣ;    Véseti: Viðsetr 471    [5] einn: ‘eirn’ 173ˣ    [7] teitir ok reifir: teitr reifir því 173ˣ    [8] því em ek: en ek 173ˣ

Editions: Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], E. 10. Vers af Fornaldarsagaer: Af Ǫrvar-Oddssaga β 4: AII, 296, BII, 316, Skald II, 168, NN §120; Ǫrv 1888, 105, FSGJ 2, 261.

Context: This stanza is the fourth of a roll-call of Hjálmarr’s former drinking mates.

Notes: [3]: The names of Vǫttr and Véseti occur in legendary sources associated with Sweden and Denmark. Vǫttr ‘Mitten’ is mentioned in Þjóð Yt 15/10^I as one of the Danish king Fróði’s jarls in his invasion of Sweden during the reign of the Yngling king Óttarr, who died in Denmark (see Note to Ǫrv 29/7 below). Véseti is the name of a ruler of Bornholm according to Jvs, but véseti ‘Inhabitant of a sanctuary’ (cf. AEW: Véseti) also occurs as a nickname (ONP: véseti).