Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 14

Judith Jesch

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Sigv ErfÓl 14^I

Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 14’ 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. 681.

Sigvatr Þórðarson Erfidrápa Óláfs helga

13 14 15

text and translation

Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrugt sverð, þars dýran
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
Auk at ísarnleiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.

Dreyrugt sverð rauð rǫnd með hǫndum gumna í blóði rekka, þars drótt sótti dýran þjóðkonung. Auk rœkinn gramr lét rauðbrúnan hjǫr finnask í {túnum reikar} Innþrœndum at {ísarnleiki}.

‘Gory sword reddened shield, along with the hands of men, in the blood of warriors, where the troop attacked the glorious mighty king. And the capable prince caused the red-brown sword to be found in the homefields of the hair-parting [HEAD] of Innþrœndir in the iron-play [BATTLE]. ’

notes and context

The fighting gets fiercer and the king presses forward in the hand-to-hand fighting.

[5-8]: It is possible to construe the helmingr in two ways, depending on the interpretation of rauð (l. 8). (a) Rauð could form part of a cpd adj. rauðbrúnan (m. acc. sg.) ‘red-brown’ (so Skj B, Skald and this edn), cf. rauðljóss, lit. ‘red-light’, in Hallv Knútdr 4/1^III (-brúnn is unlikely to mean ‘sharp’; see Note to Arn Magndr 2/8^II). In this case ll. 5-8 constitute a single clause. (b) Rauð could be the pret. verb ‘reddened’, with gramr ‘prince’ as its understood subject (so ÍF 27). However, this interpretation presents difficulties in ll. 6-7, requiring lét ‘caused’ to take a dat. object (Innþrœndum ‘Innþrœndir’) and leaving the role of finnask ‘be found’ unclear.

readings

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.

AM 36 folx (Kx) — 469v/14 - 469v/21
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þars dýran
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
Auk at jarna-leiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
Rꜹð i recka bloði | rꜹnd með gumna hꜹndom | drǫrug sverþ þar er dýran | drott þíoð konung sótti | ꜹc at jarnaleiki | iɴ þrǫndom let finaz | rǫkiɴ gramr i reikar | rꜹð brunan hior tunom
(KS)
images

Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 67v/33 - 67v/35
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þars dýran
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
ok at ísarnleiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
images

Thott 972 folx (972x) — 526va/22 - 526va/29
images

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 226r/14 - 226r/21
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þars dýran
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
ok at jarna-leiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
images

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 254/25 - 254/28
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þars dýran
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
ok at ísarnleiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túni.
images

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 201r/1 - 201r/4 [1-4]
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrugt sverð, þá er dyggvan
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
Auk at ísarnleiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
images

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 63rb/22 - 63rb/26
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þars dýran
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
ok at jarna-leiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
images

AM 61 fol (61) — 125rb/25 - 125rb/29
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þars dýrum
drótt þjóð-konungr sótti.
†ott† at jarna-leiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rekinn var gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
images

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 80va/25 - 80va/29
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þá er dyggvan
drótt þjóðkonung sóttu.
ok at í sárleiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
images

AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 38r/15 - 38r/16
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrugt sverð, fyrir dýran
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
†ott† at jarna-leiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rœkinn gramr í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
images

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 124va/58 - 124vb/1
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þars dýran
drótt þjóðkonung sótti.
Auk at jarna-leiki
innþrœndir sókn stinna
rekinn var †grarr† í reikar
rauðbrúnan hjǫr túnum.
images

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 155v/32 - 155v/34
Rauð í rekka blóði
rǫnd með gumna hǫndum
dreyrug sverð, þars dýran
drótt þjóð-konungr sótti.
†ott† at jarna-leiki
Innþrœndum lét finnask
rekinn var grár í reikar
rauðbrúnum hjǫr túnum.
images

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 295v/1 - 295v/8
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editions and texts

Skj: Sigvatr Þórðarson, 12. Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 14: AI, 260-1, BI, 242, Skald I, 125, NN §§620, 661, 2988C; Hkr 1893-1901, II, 490, IV, 168, ÍF 27, 381, Hkr 1991, II, 531 (ÓHHkr ch. 226); ÓH 1941, I, 571 (ch. 224), Flat 1860-8, II, 355; Jón Skaptason 1983, 169, 304.

352

Hkr 353 (II 152)

354

612

Flat 613

614

151

ÓHHkr 152 (II 152)

153

158

ÓH 159 (155)

160

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Sigv ErfÓl 14^I

text and translation

notes and context

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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 469v/14 - 469v/21

Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 67v/33 - 67v/35

Thott 972 folx (972x) — 526va/22 - 526va/29

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 226r/14 - 226r/21

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 254/25 - 254/28

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 201r/1 - 201r/4 [1-4]

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 63rb/22 - 63rb/26

AM 61 fol (61) — 125rb/25 - 125rb/29

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 80va/25 - 80va/29

AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 38r/15 - 38r/16

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 124va/58 - 124vb/1

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 155v/32 - 155v/34

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 295v/1 - 295v/8

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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 469v/14 - 469v/21

Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 67v/33 - 67v/35

Thott 972 folx (972x) — 526va/22 - 526va/29

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 226r/14 - 226r/21

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 254/25 - 254/28

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 201r/1 - 201r/4 [1-4]

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 63rb/22 - 63rb/26

AM 61 fol (61) — 125rb/25 - 125rb/29

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 80va/25 - 80va/29

AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 38r/15 - 38r/16

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 124va/58 - 124vb/1

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 155v/32 - 155v/34

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 295v/1 - 295v/8

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