Gestumblindi (Gestumbl)
volume 8; ed. Margaret Clunies Ross;
Heiðreks gátur (Heiðr) - 37
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Heiðreks gátur (‘Riddles of Heiðrekr’)
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Gestumbl HeiðrVIII (Heiðr)
Not published: do not cite (Gestumbl HeiðrVIII (Heiðr))
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Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII]: D. 5. Heiðreks gátur, Gestumblindes gåder (AII, 221-8, BII, 240-7); stanzas (if different): 5 |
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Cite as: Hannah Burrows (ed.) 2017, ‘Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks 62 (Gestumblindi, Heiðreks gátur 15)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 425. Hvat er þat undra, er ek úti sá
fyrir Dellings durum?
Lýðum lýsir,
en loga gleypir
ok keppaz um þat vargar ávalt.
Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu. | Hvat er undra þat, er ek sá úti fyrir durum Dellings? Lýsir lý́ðum, en gleypir loga, ok vargar keppaz ávalt um þat. Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu. What is the wonder that I saw outside before Dellingr’s doors? It gives light to men, but swallows flame, and wolves always compete for it. King Heiðrekr, think about the riddle.
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texts: ‹Heiðr 62 (/45)› editions: Skj Anonyme digte og vers [XIII]: D. 5. Heiðreks gátur 35 (AII, 227-8; BII, 247); Skald II, 128; Heiðr 1873, 246, Heiðr 1924, 68, Heiðr 1960, 81; Edd. Min. 111-12.
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