Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson, Hákonarmál 4

R. D. Fulk

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Eyv Hák 4^I

R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson, Hákonarmál 4’ 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. 178.

Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson Hákonarmál

3 4 5

text and translation

Hrauzk ór hervôðum,         hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,         áðr til vígs tœki.
Lék við ljóðmǫgu         — skyldi land verja —
gramr inn glaðværi;         stóð und gollhjalmi.

Vísi verðungar hrauzk ór {hervôðum}, hratt brynju á vǫll, áðr tœki til vígs. Inn glaðværi gramr lék við ljóðmǫgu; skyldi verja land; stóð und gollhjalmi.

‘The leader of the retinue [Hákon] threw off his war-garments [ARMOUR], cast his mail-shirt to the ground, before beginning the battle. The cheerful ruler joked with his men; he had to protect the land; he stood under a golden helmet.’

notes and context

In Hkr, as for st. 1. In Fsk, the preceding prose remarks that the day of the battle was warm, and Hákon removed his mail-shirt and (contrary to what the stanza says) helmet and heartened his men, laughing and cheering them up with his demeanour. In SnE, ll. 5-8 are cited with other stanzas to illustrate the remark that the names of the sons of Hálfdan gamli ‘the Old’ are used in verse as heiti for noblemen, the name in this instance being Gylfi: see Readings.

readings

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.

AM 35 folx (Kx*) — 102r/28 - 102v/6
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,
áðr til vígs tókisk.
Lék við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land vera —
gram inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
Hrꜹ́ðz or herváðom | hratt a vǫll brynio || vísi verþungar | aþr til vígs tókiz | lék við lioðmꜹgo | scyldi land vera | gram hiɴ glaðværi | stóð und gullhíalme |
(RDF)
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AM 35 folx (Kx*) — 105v/8 - 105v/8 [1-1]
Hrꜹðz or hervaðom |
(RDF)
images

AM 45 fol (F*) — 18ra/13 - 18ra/16
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,
áðr til vígs tœki.
Lék við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land verja —
gramr inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
Hrꜹðz or her vaðom | hratt a voll brynio visi verþungar aðr til vígs tø̨ki. lek við | lioð mꜹgo skylldi land veria. gramr híɴ glaðværi stoð vnd | gvll hialmi.
(RDF)
images

AM 45 fol (F*) — 18va/20 - 18va/20 [1-1]
Hrꜹðz or her váðom. |
(RDF)
images

AM 37 folx (J1x*) — 62r/7 - 62r/10
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
†vis verðunger†,
áðr til vígs tœki.
leik við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land verja —
gramr inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
hrꜹz or hervaðum hratt a voll | brynio vis verþunger aðr til vigs teki Leik við lioð | mǫgu skylldi land veria gramr enn gladvǽri stoþ unð | gull hialmi
(RDF)
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AM 37 folx (J1x*) — 63v/18 - 63v/18 [1-1]
hrauz or hervaðum·
(RDF)
images

AM 38 folx (J2x*) — 58r/19 - 58r/26
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,
áðr til vígs tœki.
leik við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land verja —
gramr inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
hrꜹz or hervaðum | hratt a vꜹll brynio | visi verðungar | aþr til vigs toki | Leik við lioðmogu | skyllde land veria | gramr enn glaðværi | stoð und gullhialme |
(RDF)
images

AM 38 folx (J2x*) — 60r/16 - 60r/16 [1-1]
Hrꜹz or hervaþum |
(RDF)
images

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 10r/24 - 10v/1
Hrauzk ór her-fótum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísir verðunga,
áðr an til vígs tœki.
Lék við ljóð†mangu†
— skyldi land verja —
gramr inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
Rauzk or hærfotum | ratt a voll bryniu | visir værðunga | aðr en til vigs tꝍke | lek við lioð mangu | skylldi land væria | gramr hinn glaðvære | stoð undir gullhialme |
(RDF)
images

AM 51 folx (51x) — 8v/34 - 9r/5
Rauzk or hærfotum | ratt a voll bryniu | visir værðunga || aðr⸜'⸝en til vigs to᷎ke | Lek við lioðmangu | Skylldi lannd væria | gramr hinn glaðvære | stoð undir gullhialme. |
(RDF)
images

AM 302 4°x (302x) — 14r/13 - 14r/20
Rauzk or hærfotum | ratt a voll bryniu | visir værðunga | aðr en til vigs to᷎ke | Lek við lioð mangu | skylldi lannd væria | gramr hinn glaðvære | stoð undir gullhialme. |
(VEÞ)
images

AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 51/8 - 51/15
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
rætt á vǫll brynju,
vísi †varðungar†,
áðr til †viks† tœki.
Lék við ljóð†mangu†
— skyldi land verja —
gramr inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
Rauzk or hær vaðom | rętt a voll bryniu | visi varðungar | aðr til viks tꝍke | lec við lioð mangu | sculldi lannd veria | gramr hinn glaðvære | stoð unnd gullhialme |
(RDF)
images

AM 52 folx (52x) — 20r/26 - 20v/5
Rꜹzc or hærvaðom | rętt a voll brynio | vise varðungar | aþr til vigs tæke | lec við lioð maugu | sculldi land veria | gramr hinn glaðværi | stoð und gullhialmi |
(VEÞ)
images

Traj 1374x (Tx) — 41r/27 - 41r/28 [5-8]
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,
áðr til vígs tœki.
Lék við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land verja —
Gylfi inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
Lek vid li- | od maugu scyldi land veria gylfi inn glad veri stod und gull hialmi. |
(TW)
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DG 11 (U) — 38r/15 - 38r/16 [5-8]
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,
áðr til vígs tœki.
Lék við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land verja —
gramr inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
lek við lioðmogv | skylldi land veria . gramr enn glaðvęri stoð vnd gvllhialmi.
(VEÞ)
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AM 757 a 4° (B) — 6v/1 - 6v/2 [5-8]
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,
áðr til vígs tœki.
Lék við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land verja —
Gylfi inn glaðværi;
stóð und goll†[…]†.
Lek við líod mo᷎gu skyllde land veria gylfi enn | glad være stod vnnd gull […]
(RDF)
images

AM 748 II 4° (C) — 9r/4 - 9r/5 [5-8]
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,
áðr til vígs tœki.
Lék við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land verja —
Gylfi inn glaðværi;
stóð und gollhjalmi.
Lek við líodmaugu skyl | ldí land vería gylfí hinn gladværí stod vnd gull hialmi·
(RDF)
images

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 96v/4 - 96v/11
Hrauzk ór hervôðum,
hratt á vǫll brynju,
vísi verðungar,
áðr til vígs tœki.
Lék við ljóðmǫgu
— skyldi land vera —
gram inn glaðværi;
stóð um gollhjalmi.
Hráuðz or herváðom | hratt a vǫll brynio | vísi verþungar | aðr til vígs tøki. | lék við lioðmaugo | scyldi land vera | gram hinn glaðvære | stóð vm gullhíalme. |
(RDF)
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editions and texts

Skj: Eyvindr Finnsson skáldaspillir, 1. Hákonarmál 4: AI, 65, BI, 57, Skald I, 35; Hkr 1893-1901, I, 212, 219, IV, 55, ÍF 26, 186-7, 193, Hkr 1991, I, 119-20, 125 (HákGóð chs 30, 32), F 1871, 81; Fsk 1902-3, 41 (ch. 11), ÍF 29, 88 (ch. 12); SnE 1848-87, I, 518-19, II, 342, 539, 606, SnE 1931, 182, SnE 1998, I, 102; Möbius 1860, 233, Jón Helgason 1968, 25, Krause 1990, 54-63.

Hkr 87 (I 77)

396

Skm 397

398

Fsk 44

HákGóð 18 (I 77)

398

SnE 399 [5-8]

400

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Eyv Hák 4^I

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readings

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AM 35 folx (Kx*) — 102r/28 - 102v/6

AM 35 folx (Kx*) — 105v/8 - 105v/8 [1-1]

AM 45 fol (F*) — 18ra/13 - 18ra/16

AM 45 fol (F*) — 18va/20 - 18va/20 [1-1]

AM 37 folx (J1x*) — 62r/7 - 62r/10

AM 37 folx (J1x*) — 63v/18 - 63v/18 [1-1]

AM 38 folx (J2x*) — 58r/19 - 58r/26

AM 38 folx (J2x*) — 60r/16 - 60r/16 [1-1]

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 10r/24 - 10v/1

AM 51 folx (51x) — 8v/34 - 9r/5

AM 302 4°x (302x) — 14r/13 - 14r/20

AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 51/8 - 51/15

AM 52 folx (52x) — 20r/26 - 20v/5

AM 301 4°x (301x) — 18v/6 - 18v/9

GKS 2367 4° (R) — 39v/9 - 39v/10 [5-8]

Traj 1374x (Tx) — 41r/27 - 41r/28 [5-8]

DG 11 (U) — 38r/15 - 38r/16 [5-8]

AM 757 a 4° (B) — 6v/1 - 6v/2 [5-8]

AM 748 II 4° (C) — 9r/4 - 9r/5 [5-8]

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 96v/4 - 96v/11

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AM 35 folx (Kx*) — 102r/28 - 102v/6

AM 35 folx (Kx*) — 105v/8 - 105v/8 [1-1]

AM 45 fol (F*) — 18ra/13 - 18ra/16

AM 45 fol (F*) — 18va/20 - 18va/20 [1-1]

AM 37 folx (J1x*) — 62r/7 - 62r/10

AM 37 folx (J1x*) — 63v/18 - 63v/18 [1-1]

AM 38 folx (J2x*) — 58r/19 - 58r/26

AM 38 folx (J2x*) — 60r/16 - 60r/16 [1-1]

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 10r/24 - 10v/1

AM 51 folx (51x) — 8v/34 - 9r/5

AM 302 4°x (302x) — 14r/13 - 14r/20

AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 51/8 - 51/15

AM 52 folx (52x) — 20r/26 - 20v/5

AM 301 4°x (301x) — 18v/6 - 18v/9

GKS 2367 4° (R) — 39v/9 - 39v/10 [5-8]

Traj 1374x (Tx) — 41r/27 - 41r/28 [5-8]

DG 11 (U) — 38r/15 - 38r/16 [5-8]

AM 757 a 4° (B) — 6v/1 - 6v/2 [5-8]

AM 748 II 4° (C) — 9r/4 - 9r/5 [5-8]

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 96v/4 - 96v/11

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