Mark Eirdr 12II
Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2009, ‘Markús Skeggjason, Eiríksdrápa 12’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 443-4.
text and translation
Eyðisk hitt, at jafnstórt ráði
annarr gramr til þyrftar mǫnnum;
leyfði allt, sem konungr krafði,
Krists unnanda páfi sunnan.
Hitt eyðisk, at annarr gramr ráði jafnstórt til þyrftar mǫnnum; páfi sunnan leyfði {unnanda Krists} allt, sem konungr krafði.
‘It will not happen that another prince shall achieve so much for the need of men; the Pope from the south granted the devotee of Christ [= Eiríkr] all that the king requested.’
notes and context
As st. 11 above.
readings
- [1] jafnstórt: jafnan stór 180b
- [1] ráði: ræði 180b
- [2] annarr gramr: annan gram 180b
- [2] þyrftar: ‘þyrtar’ 20b I, þurftar 180b
- [4] Krists: krist 180b
- [4] unnanda: ‘u[…]da’ 180b
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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Jón Ólafsson 1741 (JÓ) — 150 - 150
imagesEydiz hitt at iafnstort radi | annarr gramr til þyrftar mönnum, | leyfdi allt sem Konungr krafdi | kristz unnandi Pavi sunnan. |
(JC)
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NKS 873 4°x (873x) — 50r/9 - 50r/12
imagesEydiz hit at iafnstort radi | annaʀ gramr til þyrftar monnum | leyfdi allt sem konungr krafdi | kristz unnandi pavi sunnan. |
(VEÞ)
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AM 20 b I fol (20b I) — 7v/2 - 7v/4
imagesEyðisk hitt, at jafnstórt ráði
annarr gramr til †þyrtar† mǫnnum;
leyfði allt, sem konungr krafði,
Krists unnanda páfi sunnan.Eyþiz hitt at iafn | stort raði annaʀ gramr til þyrtar monnum. leyfði allt sem konungr krafði. kristz unnannda | pafi sunnan.
(JC)
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AM 180 b fol (180b) — 29v/30 - 29v/32
imagesEyðisk hitt, at jafnan stór ræði
annan gram til þurftar mǫnnum;
leyfði allt, sem konungr krafði,
krist †u[…]da† páfi sunnan.Eydizt | hitt ad jafnan storræde · annan gram til þurftar monnum · leyfde allt sem konungr krafde · krizt u[...]da | paui sunnan.
(JC)
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AM 1005 4°x (1005x) — 41r/21 - 41r/23 [1-3]
Eydist hitt | ad jaffn storrædi annann gram til þorftar monnvmm? leyf|di allt sem kongur krafdi
(TW)
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