Arn Magndr 8II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Magnússdrápa 8’ 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. 217.
text and translation
Vann, þás Venðr of minnir,
vápnhríð konungr síðan;
sveið of ôm at Jómi
illvirkja hræ stillir.
Búk dró bráðla steikðan
blóðugr vargr af glóðum;
rann á óskírð enni
allfrekr bani hallar.
Konungr vann síðan {vápnhríð}, þás Venðr of minnir; stillir sveið of ôm hræ illvirkja at Jómi. Blóðugr vargr dró búk, bráðla steikðan, af glóðum; {allfrekr bani hallar} rann á óskírð enni.
‘The king worked then a weapon-blizzard [BATTLE], which Wends remember; the ruler singed around dark corpses of evil-doers at Wollin. The bloody wolf dragged a body, swiftly-roasted, from the embers; the most ravenous slayer of the hall [FIRE] darted over unbaptised brows.’
notes and context
Magnús sails to the land of the Wends and devastates Wollin (Jóm).
readings
- [1] Venðr (‘víndr’): ‘víndur’ Hr
- [3] sveið: svefns Flat
- [3] of ôm: ofan Flat
- [3] at: af Flat
- [4] stillir: stilli Flat, ‘jomní’ Flat
- [5] bráðla: ‘bralla’ Flat
- [6] vargr: vargi Flat
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 66 fol (H) — 6v/29 - 6v/29
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GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 7vb/4 - 7vb/4
Vann, þás †víndur† of minnir,
images
vápnhríð konungr síðan;
sveið of ôm at Jómi
illvirkja hræ stillir.
Búk dró bráðla steikðan
blóðugr vargr af glóðum;
rann á óskírð enni
allfrekr bani hallar. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 190vb/26 - 190vb/26
Vann, þás Venðr of minnir,
images
vápnhríð konungr síðan;
svefns ofan af Jómi
illvirkja hræ stilli,†jomní†.
Búk dró †bralla† steikðan
blóðugr vargi af glóðum;
rann á óskírð enni
allfrekr bani hallar.
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