Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Magnússdrápa 9’ 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. 218.
Fúss lét á Ré ræsir
rammþing háit Glamma;
valska rauð fyr víðu
Vestlandi gramr branda.
Ræsir lét fúss {rammþing Glamma} háit á Ré; gramr rauð valska branda fyr víðu Vestlandi.
‘The ruler, eager, caused a mighty encounter of Glammi <sea-king> [BATTLE] to be held at Rügen; the sovereign reddened Frankish blades off broad Vestland.’
In Hkr and the second citation in H-Hr, it is said that the st. refers to a battle between Magnús, the victor of Lyrskovshede (Hlýrskógsheiðr), and Sveinn Úlfsson. They engage fyrir Vestlandi á Ré ‘off Vestland on Rügen’ (Hkr) or fyrir vestan Aren ‘west of Aren’ (H-Hr). After the battle Sveinn flees to Skåne (Skáney) and Magnús returns to Jylland. In Flat and the first citation in H-Hr, the setting is quite different: a chance encounter in which Magnús, returning to Denmark from Wollin (Jóm) before the battle of Lyrskovshede triumphs over a large Viking fleet fyrir Ré á Vestlandi ‘off Rügen in Vestland’ (H) or fyrir Vestland ‘off Vestland’ (Hr).
H-Hr represents two textual traditions here. In the first instance, H-Hr (and Flat) copies Mork (Mork has a lacuna here) and in the second instance, H-Hr copies Hkr.
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.
Fúss lét á Ré ræsir
rammþing hátt Glamma;
valska rauð fyr víðu
Vestlandi gramr branda.
Fv́s let a ræ ræsir | ramm þing hátt glamma | valsca rꜹð fyrir viðo | vestlandi gramr branda |
(VEÞ)
Fúss lét á Ré ræsir
rammþing háit gamma;
valska rauð fyr víðu
Vestlandi gramr branda.
Fúss lét á Ré ræsir
ramm-þings háit gamma;
valska rauð fyr
Vestlandi gramr branda.
Fv́s let a ré ræsír | rámn þings haít gamma valska rꜹð fyrir vest landi gramr ⸝branda·⸜
(VEÞ)
Fúss lét á Ré ræsir
rammþing hátt Glamma;
valska rauð fyr víðu
Vestlandi gramr branda.
Fúss lét á Ré ræsir
rammþing hátt Glamma;
valska rauð fyr víðu
Vestlandi gramr branda.
Fúss lét á Ré †hræsir†
rammþing háit Glamma;
virðum rautt fyr víðu
Vindlandi gramr branda.
Fúss lét á Ré ræsir
rym-þing hátt glymja;
†valska hraunn† fyr víðu
Vestlandi gramr branda.
Fúss lét á †ræ† ræsir
rammþing hátt Glamma;
virðum rauð fyr víðu
Vinlandi gramr branda.
Fúss lét á Ré ræsir
rym-þing háit glymja;
†valska hraunn† fyr víðu
veldi gramr branda.
Fúss lét á †ræ† ræsir
rammþing hátt gamla;
virðum rautt fyr riðu
Vinlandi gramr branda.
Skj: Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld, 3. Magnúsdrápa 9: AI, 340, BI, 313, Skald I, 159; Hkr 1893-1901, III, 51, ÍF 28, 46, Hkr 1991, 586 (Mgóð ch. 29), F 1871, 184, E 1916, 26; Fms 6, 55, 75 (Mgóð chs 28, 37), Fms 12, 133; Flat 1860-8, III, 275, Andersson and Gade 2000, 115, 469 (MH); Whaley 1998, 199-201.
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