Mark Eirdr 23II
Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2009, ‘Markús Skeggjason, Eiríksdrápa 23’ 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. 452-3.
text and translation
Víða setti vísdóms grœðir
virki skrýddar hǫfuðkirkjur;
gørva lét þar hollvinr herjar
hrein musteri fimm af steini.
Vôru þau með tryggðar tíri
tíða flaust, es gramr lét smíða
bǫðvar snjallr ok beztr at ǫllu,
borði merkð, fyr Saxland norðan.
{Grœðir vísdóms} setti víða hǫfuðkirkjur skrýddar virki; {hollvinr herjar} lét gørva fimm hrein musteri af steini þar. {Þau flaust tíða}, es gramr, snjallr bǫðvar ok beztr at ǫllu, lét smíða með tíri tryggðar fyr norðan Saxland, vôru merkð borði.
‘The nourisher of wisdom [JUST RULER] established far and wide principal churches adorned with artwork; the loyal friend of the people [JUST RULER] had five shining minsters built from stone there. Those ships of services [CHURCHES], which the king, skilled in warfare and best in everything, caused to be crafted with the fame of security north of Saxony, were adorned with wood.’
notes and context
Eiríkr built five churches at his own expense.
Nothing else is known about these churches, but Saxo (2005, II, 12, 7, 4, pp. 80-1) mentions that Eiríkr founded a church in Slangerup, Sjælland (his place of birth).
readings
- [1] ‑dóms: ‘‑dams’ 20b I, ‑dóm 180b
- [2] skrýddar: ‘skrydd at’ 20b I
- [3] gørva: ‘giora’ 180b
- [3] lét: leit 180b
- [3] holl‑: hollr 180b
- [3] herjar: ‘hierud’ 180b
- [4] hrein musteri fimm af steini: ok musteri af steini hreinum 180b
- [4] af: ór 20b I
- [5] tryggðar: ‘treygdar’ 180b
- [6] flaust: flaustr 180b
- [6] lét: leit 180b
- [6] smíða: síðan 180b
- [7] at: om. 20b I
- [8] merkð: merkðr 20b I, 180b
- [8] Saxland: Saxlands 20b I, Saxa 180b
- [8] norðan: ‘nor[…]an’ 20b I
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) — 162 - 162
imagesVida setti visdoms grædir | virki skryddar höfud-kirkiur, | gjörva let þar holl-vinr herjar | hrein musteri fimm af steini: | varu þau med trygdar tiri | tida flaust er gramr let smida | bödvar sniallr oc beztr ad öllu | bordi merkt fyrir Saxland nordan. |
(JC)
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NKS 873 4°x (873x) — 54r/5 - 54r/12
imagesVida setti uisdoms grędir | uirki skryddar høfudkirkiur | giørva let þar hollvinr heriar | hrein musteri fimm af steini | uaru þau med trygdartiri | tida flaust er gramr let smida | boduar sniallr oc beztr at o᷎llu | bordi merkt fyrir Saxland nordan. |
(VEÞ)
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AM 20 b I fol (20b I) — 9v/5 - 9v/5
imagesVíða setti vís†-dams† grœðir
virki †skrydd at† hǫfuðkirkjur;
gørva lét þar hollvinr herjar
hrein musteri fimm ór steini.
Vôru þau með tryggðar tíri
tíða flaust, es gramr lét smíða
bǫðvar snjallr ok beztr ǫllu,
borði merkðr, fyr Saxlands †nor[…]an†.Viða setti uisdams | grøðir virki skryddar hꜹfud kyrkiur giorva let þar holluinr heriar hrein musteri v or steini | voru þꜹ med trẏgðar tiri tiða flꜹst er gramr let smiða bꜹðuar sniallr ok beztr ꜹllu. bor | di merktr firi saxlands nor[...]n
(JC)
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AM 180 b fol (180b) — 31r/14 - 31r/16
imagesVíða setti vís-dóm grœðir
virki skrýddar hǫfuðkirkjur;
†giora† leit þar hollrvinr †hierud†
ok musteri af steini hreinum .
Vôru þau með †treygdar† tíri
tíða flaustr, es gramr leit síðan
bǫðvar snjallr ok beztr at ǫllu,
borði merkðr, fyr Saxa norðan.Vida sette uisdom grædir uirki skryddar ho᷎fud kirkiur giora leit þar hollr uínr hierud ok musteri | ú af steíne hreínum . woru þau med treygdar tiri · tida flaustr er gramr leit sidan · bauduar sníallr ok bestr ad aullu | borde merktr firi saxa nordan :
(JC)
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