Rolf Stavnem (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 22’ 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. 922.
Randsíks remmilauka
rógsvellir bað fella
— styrr þreifsk — stœrri aska
strangr á Orm inn langa.
Ættstórr ella mætti
Eirekr í dyn geira
oflinn aldri vinna.
Óláfr und veg sólar.
{Strangr rógsvellir} bað {remmilauka {randsíks}} fella stœrri aska á Orm inn langa; styrr þreifsk. Ella mætti ættstórr Eirekr aldri vinna oflinn í {dyn geira}. Óláfr und {veg sólar} …
‘The tough strife-sweller [WARRIOR = Eiríkr] ordered the forceful masts of the shield-whitefish [SWORD > WARRIORS] to make larger ash-timbers fall onto Ormr inn langi (‘the Long Serpent’); battle flourished. Otherwise, the high-born Eiríkr would never have been able to defeat the mighty snake in the din of spears [BATTLE]. Óláfr under the path of the sun [SKY] … ’
Eiríkr jarl has his men hoist up (vinda upp) great timbers on his ship Barði and throw them onto (fella á) Ormr inn langi; it is said that the ship would never have been overcome except for this ploy suggested by Þorkell inn hávi.
[8]: For this line of the refrain, see Note to st. 9/8.
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.
rannharri reins lauka
rógsvellir bað fella
— styrr þreifsk — stœrri aska
strangr á Orm inn langa.
Ættstórr ella mætti
Eirekr í dyn geira
†olínn† aldri vinna.
Óláf und veg sólar.
Rann haʀri reíns lꜹka rogsvellir bad fella | styʀ þreifz stęʀi aska . strangr a ormínn langa . ętt | storr ella mętti . eirikr j dyn geíra olínn alldri | vínna . olaf vnd vegh solar. |
(VEÞ)
Ránsíks remmilauka
rógsvellir bað fella
— styrr þreifsk — stœrri aska
strangr á Orm inn langa.
Ættstórr ella mátti
Eirekr í dyn geira
†o᷎flinn† aldri vinna.
†Ol† und vegg sólar.
Rꜳn siks remmi lauka . rog svellir bad fella . styʀ þreifsk stæ | ri aska . strangr ꜳ orminn langa . ætt stoʀ ella matti Eirikr i dyn || geíra . o᷎flinn alldri vinna . olafr vnd veḡ solar.
(VEÞ)
Ránharri reins lauka
rógsvellir vað fella
— styrr þreifsk — stœrri aska
strangr á Orm inn langa.
Ættstórr ella mátti
Eirekr í dyn geira
†olínn† aldri vinna.
Óláf und veg sólar.
Ran haʀri reíns lauka · rogsuellir vad fella · styʀr | þreifz stæʀri aska · strangr a orminn langa · ætt | storr ella matti · Eirikr i dyn geira · olínn alldri | vínna · olaf vnd veg solar ·
(VEÞ)
rannharri róins lauka
rógsvellir bað fella
— styrr þreifsk — stœrri aska
strangr á Orm inn langa.
Ættstórr ella mætti
Eirekr í dyn geira
†olín† aldri vinna.
Óláf und veg sólar.
Rann | haʀi roíns lꜹka . rogsuellír bad fella styʀ | þreifz stęʀi aska strangr a orminn langa . ętt stor | ella mętti. eirikr j dyn geíra olín alldri vínna | olaf vnd ueg solar.
(VEÞ)
ransríki remmi lauka
†rauk spellir bat† fella
— styrs — stœrri haska
strangr á Orm inn langa.
Ættstórr ella mátti
Eirekr í dyn geira
ítran aldri vinna.
†Ol† und veg sólar.
Rans ʀiki ʀemmi lauka ʀauk spellir bat fella styrs | stærrí haska strangr a orminn langa ætt storr ella mattí æirikr j dyn gæíra jtrann alldri vínna olafr vnd veg solar
(VEÞ)
Skj: Hallar-Steinn, 1. Rekstefja 22: AI, 549, BI, 530-1, Skald I, 258, NN §3121; ÓT 1958-2000, II, 283 (ch. 255), Flat 1860-8, I, 491; SHI 3, 258-61, CPB II, 298, Wisén 1886-9, I, 48-9, Finnur Jónsson 1893b, 164, Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, I, 259-62.
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