Eyv Hál 10I
Russell Poole (ed.) 2012, ‘Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson, Háleygjatal 10’ 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. 208.
text and translation
Ok ǫðlingr
í ǫlun Njarðar
alnar orms
ófælinn varð
lífs of lattr,
þars landrekar
Týs ôttung
í tryggð sviku.
Ok ófælinn ǫðlingr varð of lattr lífs í ǫlun {Njarðar {orms alnar}}, þars landrekar sviku {ôttung Týs} í tryggð.
‘And the unflinching prince was deprived of life at the ale-feast of the Njǫrðr <god> of the serpent of the forearm [ARM-RING > MAN], where rulers of the land deceived the kinsman of Týr <god> [= Sigurðr] in the truce.’
notes and context
[5] of lattr lífs ‘deprived of life’: Cf. Þjóð Yt 12/3. — [7] ôttungr Týs ‘the kinsman of Týr <god> [= Sigurðr]’: The kenning echoes Þjóð Yt 14/3; and cf. Note to st. 7/7 above.
readings
- [1] ǫðlingr: ǫðlingi J2ˣ, ‘oðlingu’ J1ˣ
- [2] í ǫlun: ǫlun J1ˣ, jólum Flat
- [2] Njarðar: jarðar Kˣ, 39, F, J1ˣ, Flat, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, var Bb
- [4] ófælinn: of alinn Flat
- [4] varð: var J1ˣ, Bb, Flat
- [5] lífs: so all others, líf Kˣ
- [5] of (‘um’): af Flat
- [5] lattr: látr J1ˣ, ‘late’ FskBˣ, ‘later’ FskAˣ
- [6] þars (‘þar er’): om. Flat, þá er FskBˣ, FskAˣ
- [6] landrekar: lofðungar J1ˣ
- [7] Týs: tyrs Bb, Flat
- [7] ôttung: so 39, F, J2ˣ, J1ˣ, Bb, FskAˣ, ‘attung i’ Kˣ, ‘att(nin)g’(?) Flat, ‘otrung’ FskBˣ
- [8] tryggð: trygg J1ˣ
- [8] sviku: svíkja Bb
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 35 folx (Kx) — 112r/24 - 112v/3
Ok ǫðlingr
images
í ǫlun jarðar
alnar orms
ófælinn varð
líf of lattr,
þars landrekar
Týs †attung i†
í tryggð sviku. -
AM 39 fol (39) — 3vb/9 - 3vb/9
Ok ǫðlingr
images
í ǫlun jarðar
alnar orms
ófælinn varð
lífs of lattr,
þars landrekar
Týs ôttung
í tryggð sviku. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 19va/37 - 19vb/1
imagesOk ǫðlingr
í ǫlun jarðar
alnar orms
ófælinn varð
lífs of lattr,
þars landrekar
Týs ôttung
í tryggð sviku.Ok ꜹðlingr | i ꜹlvn iarðar · alnar orms ofø̨liɴ varþ · lifs of lattr þar er land || rekar tys attvng i trygð sviko ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 37 folx (J1x) — 67v/6 - 67v/7
Ok †oðlingu†
images
ǫlun jarðar
alnar orms
ófælinn var
lífs of látr,
þars lofðungar
Týs ôttung
í trygg sviku. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 64v - 64v
Ok ǫðlingi
images
í ǫlun Njarðar
alnar orms
ófælinn varð
lífs of lattr,
þars landrekar
Týs ôttung
í tryggð sviku. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 9va/4 - 9va/4
Ok ǫðlingr
images
í ǫlun var
alnar orms
ófælinn var
lífs of lattr,
þars landrekar
tyrs ôttung
í tryggð svíkja. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 8vb/13 - 8vb/14
Ok ǫðlingr
images
jólum jarðar
alnar orms
of alinn var
lífs af lattr,
landrekar
tyrs †att(nin)g†
í tryggð sviku. -
OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 14v/28 - 15r/2
Ok ǫðlingr
images
í ǫlun jarðar
alnar orms
ófælinn varð
lífs of †late†,
þá er landrekar
Týs †otrung†
í tryggð sviku. -
AM 51 folx (51x) — 13r/11 - 13r/14
imagesoc oðlingr i alun iarðar | alnar orms ofælenn varð | lifs of late þa er landrecar | tyrs Ottungi i trygð svícu |
(VEÞ)
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AM 302 4°x (302x) — 20v/5 - 20v/8
imagesoc oðlingr i alun iarðar | alnar orms ofælenn varð | lifs of late þa er landrecar | tyrs ottung i trygð svícu. |
(VEÞ)
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AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 64/11 - 64/18
imagesOk ǫðlingr
í ǫlun jarðar
alnar orms
ófælinn varð
lífs of †later†,
þá er landrekar
Týs ôttung
í tryggð sviku.Oc auðlingr | i alun jarðar | alnar o⸌r⸍ms | ofælenn varð | lifs oflater | þa er lanndrekar | tyss ꜳtung | i trygð sviku. |
(VEÞ)
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AM 301 4°x (301x) — 22v/14 - 22v/17
imagesOc oðlingr | i alun jarðar alnar orms ofælenn varð lifs | oflatir þa er lanndrekar tyssatung i trygð svi | ku .
(VEÞ)
editions and texts
Skj: Eyvindr Finnsson skáldaspillir, 2. Háleygjatal 12: AI, 70, BI, 61-2, Skald I, 38, NN §§1056, 2987A; Hkr 1893-1901, I, 236, IV, 66, ÍF 26, 208, Hkr 1991, I, 138 (HGráf ch. 6), F 1871, 89; ÓT 1958-2000, I, 54 n. (ch. 34), Flat 1860-8, I, 64; Fsk 1902-3, 56 (ch. 13), ÍF 29, 101 (ch. 14); Krause 1990, 187-91.
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