Brúlf Lv 1I
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2012, ‘Brynjólfr úlfaldi, Lausavísa 1’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 800.
text and translation
Bragningr gaf mér
brand ok Vettaland.
Bragningr gaf mér brand ok Vettaland.
‘The ruler gave me a sword and Vettaland.’
notes and context
In ÓH-Hkr, this couplet is introduced as the niðrlag ‘conclusion’ of a stanza Brynjólfr composed to commemorate King Óláfr Haraldsson’s Christmas gift to him, of a gold-chased sword and a major estate called Vettaland(ir). After the citation we are told that the king gave him the title of lendr maðr ‘landed man, district chieftain’ and their friendship remained firm.
The gift of a sword is also celebrated in Hfr Lv 11V (Hallfr 14) and Sigv ErfÓl 27, and one is wished for in Bersi Lv. According to Snorri Sturluson (ÓH-Hkr), Brynjólfr was rewarded for his loyal support of Óláfr’s territorial claims, and he and others like him may have been intended by Óláfr as a counterweight to the Swedish king’s officials in Ranríki (Andersen 1977, 119).
readings
- [1] Bragningr: ‘B[...]gnigr’ 325XI 2 p
- [2] brand: brund R686ˣ, beztan brand 68, bæði brand 61, 325IX 2, ‘bæði br[…]d’ 325XI 2 p
- [2] Vetta‑: vætta Holm2, 325V, 68, 61, Holm4, 325IX 2, væta 325V, ‘uet‑’ R686ˣ, veitta J1ˣ, J2ˣ, veita 325VII, Flat, Tóm
- [2] ‑land: landir Holm2, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 68, 325IX 2, ‑landit 61
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 36 folx (Kx) — 264v/4 - 264v/5
imagesBragningr gaf mer /brand oc | vettaland.
(KS)
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Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 15v/19 - 15v/19
imagesBragningr gaf mér
brand ok vættalandir.Bragningr gaf mer brand ok vęttalandir.
(VEÞ)
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AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 20rb/2 - 20rb/3
Bragningr gaf mér
images
brand ok vætta,vætaland. -
UppsUB R 686x (R686x) — 31v/21 - 31v/22
Bragningr gaf mér
images
brund ok †uet-†land. -
Thott 972 folx (972x) — 106va/1 - 106va/2
images -
AM 37 folx (J1x) — 169r/21 - 169r/22
imagesBragningr gaf mér
brand ok veittalandir.bragni | ngr gaf mer brand oc veittalandir
(KS)
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AM 38 folx (J2x) — 141r/28 - 141r/29
Bragningr gaf mér
images
brand ok veittalandir. -
AM 68 fol (68) — 15r/1 - 15r/1
Bragningr gaf mér
images
beztan brand ok vættalandir. -
AM 61 fol (61) — 87ra/33 - 87ra/34
imagesBragningr gaf mér
bæði brand ok vætta-landit.Bragningr gaf mer bæði . brand ok vætta | landit.
(VEÞ)
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Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 7ra/5 - 7ra/5
Bragningr gaf mér
images
brand ok vættaland. -
AM 75 c fol (75c) — 6v/15 - 6v/15
images -
AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 7r/27 - 7r/28
Bragningr gaf mér
images
brand ok veitaland. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 139rb/9 - 139rb/9
images -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 85ra/13 - 85ra/13
Bragningr gaf mér
images
brand ok veitaland. -
GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 104v/41 - 104v/41
Bragningr gaf mér
images
brand ok veitaland. -
AM 325 IX 2 4° (325IX 2) — 2va/22 - 2va/22
Bragningr gaf mér
images
bæði brand ok vættalandir. -
AM 325 XI 2 p 4° (325XI 2 p) — 1va/6 - 1va/6
†B[...]gnigr† gaf mér
images
†bæði br[…]d† ok Vettaland. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 473r - 473r
images
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