Hákg Lv 1I
R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Hákon inn góði Haraldsson, 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. 153.
text and translation
Vel launa mér mínir
menn — œxlum styr þenna —
— hríð vex Hamðis klæða —
hodd ok rekna brodda.
Menn mínir launa mér vel hodd ok rekna brodda; œxlum þenna styr; {hríð {klæða Hamðis}} vex.
‘My men repay me well for hoard and inlaid points; let’s intensify this conflict; the storm of the clothes of Hamðir <legendary hero> [MAIL-SHIRTS > BATTLE] is growing. ’
notes and context
As the battle of Fitjar is about to commence, the king is said to deliver this helmingr in response to one by Eyvindr skáldaspillir (Eyv Lv 3, q. v.). The following prose in Fsk holds these stanzas up as evidence of the king’s fearlessness before the battle.
[1]: Cf. Kali Lv 1/1II Hvé launa þér þínir.
readings
- [2] œxlum: ‘oxlom’ 51ˣ, 302ˣ, ‘ǫxlum’ FskBˣ, FskAˣ, 301ˣ, ‘ø̨rlum’ 52ˣ
- [2] styr: ‘slyt’ FskBˣ
- [3] Hamðis: ‘hamfðes’ FskAˣ, 52ˣ, 301ˣ
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 51 folx (51x) — 8v/22 - 8v/25
imagesVel launa mér mínir
menn — †oxlom† styr þenna —
— hríð vex Hamðis klæða —
hodd ok rekna brodda.Uæl launa mer mínír | menn oxlom styr þenna | rið væx hamdes klæða | hodd oc rekna brodda. |
(VEÞ)
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OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 10r/13 - 10r/16
imagesVel launa mér mínir
menn — †ǫxlum slyt† þenna —
— hríð vex Hamðis klæða —
hodd ok rekna brodda.Uæl launa mer mínir | menn oxlom slyt þenna | rið væx hamdes klæða | hodd oc rekna brodda |
(RDF)
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AM 302 4°x (302x) — 13v/27 - 14r/3
imagesVel launa mér mínir
menn — †oxlom† styr þenna —
— hríð vex Hamðis klæða —
hodd ok rekna brodda.Uæl launa mer mínír || menn oxlom styr þenna | rið væx hamdes klæða | hodd oc rekna brodda. |
(VEÞ)
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AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 50/18 - 50/21
imagesVel launa mér mínir
menn — †ǫxlum† styr þenna —
— hríð vex †hamfðes† klæða —
hodd ok rekna brodda.Væl launa mer minir | menn ǫxlum styr þenna | rið væx hamfðes klæða | hodd oc recna brodda |
(RDF)
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AM 52 folx (52x) — 20r/14 - 20r/17
imagesVel launa mér mínir
menn — †ø̨rlum† styr þenna —
— hríð vex †hamfðes† klæða —
hodd ok rekna brodda.Vel lꜹna mer minir | menn ø̨rlum styr þenna | rið væx hamfdis klæða | hodd oc recna brodda |
(VEÞ)
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AM 301 4°x (301x) — 18r/18 - 18r/20
imagesVel launa mér mínir
menn — †ǫxlum† styr þenna —
— hríð vex †hamfðes† klæða —
hodd ok rekna brodda.Væl | launa mer minir , menn ǫxlum styr þenna , rið vex | hamfðes klæða , hodd oc recna brodda .
(VEÞ)
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