Hókr Eirfl 3I
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2012, ‘Halldórr ókristni, Eiríksflokkr 3’ 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. 475.
text and translation
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harða
— hnitu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þá tingla
tangar — Ormr inn langi,
þás borðmikinn Barða
brynflagðs Reginn lagði
— jarl vann hjalms at holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu.
Fjǫrð kom Ormr inn langi í heldr harða — {reyr dreyra} hnitu saman; {tungl tangar tingla} skôrusk þá —, þás {Reginn {brynflagðs}} lagði borðmikinn Barða við síðu Fáfnis; jarl vann {hríð hjalms} at holmi.
‘Last year Ormr inn langi (‘the Long Serpent’) underwent a rather harsh [trial] — reeds of gore [SWORDS] crashed together; moons of the tongs of prow-boards [SHIELDS] were cut then —, when the Reginn <dwarf> of the byrnie-troll-woman [AXE > WARRIOR = Eiríkr] brought the high-sided Barði (‘Prow’) alongside Fáfnir; the jarl fought a storm of the helmet [BATTLE] near the island. ’
notes and context
Towards the end of the battle of Svǫlðr, all of Óláfr Tryggvason’s ships have been cleared except for Ormr inn langi, and all of Óláfr’s men who are still able to fight have gathered there. Eiríkr jarl brings his ship, Barði (‘Prow’) or Járnbarði (‘Iron-prow’), alongside Ormr inn langi, and a hard fight ensues.
In Hkr and ÓT, sts 3-4 are given in reverse order (see Introduction above). — [8]: This line recalls Egill Lv 10/2V (Eg 15) hríð fyr Jótlands síðu.
readings
- [1] Fjǫrð: ferð 53, Flat, 310
- [1] harða: harðan 53, 54, Bb, Flat, Holm18, 310, 4‑7
- [2] hnitu: hnigu F, Holm18, 4‑7, ‘[…]’ 325VIII 1, hitta 54, hina Bb
- [2] reyr: ‘reyrv’ Bb
- [3] skôrusk: corrected from ‘skarðz’ Bb
- [3] þá: þar 53, 54, Bb, Flat, 310
- [3] tingla: ‘[…]’ 325VIII 1
- [4] tangar: ‘tangri’ 54, tangi Bb
- [4] Ormr inn langi: orminn langa J1ˣ, J2ˣ, Holm18, 4‑7
- [5] ‑mikinn: mikin J1ˣ, J2ˣ, Bb, 4‑7, ‘‑miki[…]’ 325VIII 1, mikil FskAˣ
- [5] Barða: ‘[…]’ 325VIII 1
- [6] bryn‑: brim‑ 54, Bb
- [6] ‑flagðs: flags J2ˣ, Flat, FskAˣ
- [6] Reginn: regin J2ˣ, 53, Flat, FskAˣ, Holm18, rekinn 4‑7
- [6] lagði: hafði Bb
- [7] hjalms: ‘hia[…]’ 325VIII 1, ‘hiams’ 53
- [7] at: und Flat, FskAˣ, Holm18, 310, 4‑7
- [8] Fáfnis: ‘famnes’ FskAˣ, faðmis 310, ‘faðmes’ 4‑7
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) — 212r/22 - 212v/1
imagesFiorð com heldr i harða | hnito reyr saman dreyra | tungl scáruz þa tingla | stangar ørmr hinn langi | þa er borðmiciɴ barða | brynflagðz regiɴ lagði | jarl vaɴ hiálms at hólmi || hriþ við fafnis siðo
(KS)
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AM 45 fol (F) — 36ra/34 - 36ra/38
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harða
images
— hnigu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þá tingla
tangar — Ormr inn langi,
þás borðmikinn Barða
brynflagðs Reginn lagði
— jarl vann hjalms at holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
AM 37 folx (J1x) — 131v/11 - 131v/15
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harða
images
— hnitu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þá tingla
tangar — orminn langa ,
þás borðmikin Barða
brynflagðs Reginn lagði
— jarl vann hjalms at holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 114v/30 - 115r/6
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harða
images
— hnitu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þá tingla
tangar — orminn langa ,
þás borðmikin Barða
brynflags regin lagði
— jarl vann hjalms at holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
AM 325 VIII 1 4° (325VIII 1) — 5rb/29 - 5rb/33
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harða
images
— †[…]† reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þá †[…]†
tangar — Ormr inn langi,
þás borð†-miki[…] […]†
brynflagðs Reginn lagði
— jarl vann †hia[…]† at holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
AM 53 fol (53) — 64va/33 - 64va/36
ferð kom heldr í harðan
images
— hnitu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þar tingla
tangar — Ormr inn langi,
þás borðmikinn Barða
brynflagðs regin lagði
— jarl vann †hiams† at holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
AM 54 fol (54) — 64vb/1 - 64vb/5
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harðan
images
— hitta reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þar tingla
†tangri† — Ormr inn langi,
þás borðmikinn Barða
brim-flagðs Reginn lagði
— jarl vann hjalms at holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 100rb/18 - 100rb/23
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harðan
images
— hina †reyrv† saman dreyra;
tungl þar tingla
tangi — Ormr inn langi,
þás borðmikin Barða
brim-flagðs Reginn hafði
— jarl vann hjalms at holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 64vb/18 - 64vb/21
ferð kom heldr í harðan
images
— hnitu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þar tingla
tangar — Ormr inn langi,
þás borðmikinn Barða
brynflags regin lagði
— jarl vann hjalms und holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 138/22 - 139/6
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harða
images
— hnitu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þá tingla
tangar — Ormr inn langi,
þás borðmikil Barða
brynflags regin lagði
— jarl vann hjalms und holmi
hríð — við †famnes† síðu. -
Holm perg 18 4° (Holm18) — 53r/14 - 53r/16
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harðan
images
— hnigu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þá tingla
tangar — orminn langa ,
þás borðmikinn Barða
brynflagðs regin lagði
— jarl vann hjalms und holmi
hríð — við Fáfnis síðu. -
AM 310 4° (310) — 89/13 - 89/15
ferð kom heldr í harðan
images
— hnitu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þar tingla
tangar — Ormr inn langi,
þás borðmikinn Barða
brynflagðs Reginn lagði
— jarl vann hjalms und holmi
hríð — við faðmis síðu. -
DG 4-7 (4-7) — 1rb/40 - 1rb/43
Fjǫrð kom heldr í harðan
images
— hnigu reyr saman dreyra;
tungl skôrusk þá tingla
tangar — orminn langa ,
þás borðmikin Barða
brynflagðs rekinn lagði
— jarl vann hjalms und holmi
hríð — við †faðmes† síðu. -
AM 301 4°x (301x) — 51r/17 - 51r/21
editions and texts
Skj: Haldórr ókristni, Eiríksflokkr 3: AI, 203, BI, 193, Skald I, 102, NN §3219; Hkr 1893-1901, I, 446, IV, 98, ÍF 26, 360-1 (ÓTHkr ch. 106), F 1871, 163; ÓT 1958-2000, II, 273 (ch. 251), Flat 1860-8, I, 485; Fsk 1902-3, 127 (ch. 22), ÍF 29, 155 (ch. 24); ÓTOdd 1932, 222, ÍF 25, 337.
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