Sigv ErfÓl 7I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 7’ 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. 673.
text and translation
Þórð frák þat sinn herða
— þreifsk sókn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróðir
— fullt vann — fagrla gyllta
framlundaðr Ǫgmundar.
Frák Þórð þat sinn herða gǫrt víg geirum með Ôleifi; sókn þreifsk; góð hjǫrtu fóru þar saman. {Framlundaðr bróðir Ǫgmundar} bar hôtt fagrla gyllta stǫng fyr {hjaldrmóðum gram Hringa}; vann fullt.
‘I heard that Þórðr on that occasion intensified the full-scale battle with spears alongside Óláfr; the attack flourished; noble hearts advanced there together. The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr [= Þórðr] carried high the beautifully gilded standard-pole before the battle-bold prince of the Hringar [NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr]; he exerted himself to the utmost. ’
notes and context
At the battle of Stiklastaðir (Stiklestad), it is said that King Óláfr’s standard-bearer was Þórðr Fólason.
For the introduction to the stanza in ÓH-Hkr, see Introduction to this poem. This is the first of several stanzas in ErfÓl commemorating Óláfr’s fatal last battle at Stiklastaðir (Stiklestad) in 1030; for the battle and other skaldic poetry associated with it, see further ‘Ruler biographies’ in Introduction to this volume.
readings
- [1] Þórð: Þórðr 73aˣ, Bb, Flat
- [1] þat sinn: þar svá 61, 75e 4, 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm
- [1] herða: harða 325V, Tóm, harðan Flat
- [2] þreifsk: þreifk Holm2, þreifs 75e 4
- [2] sókn: ógn 75e 4, 325V, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, sogn Bb
- [3] fóru: vôru 73aˣ
- [3] geirum: ‘gierom’ 75e 4
- [4] hjǫrtu: bjǫrtum Bb
- [5] bar: bar hann 68
- [6] hjaldr‑: ‘hulldr’ 73aˣ, hjaldrs Flat
- [6] ‑móðum: móðan 73aˣ
- [6] bróðir: bróður 61, 75e 4, 325V, Flat, Tóm, bróðir corrected from bróður 325VII
- [7] fullt: fyllt 73aˣ, full 61, 75e 4, Bb, Tóm, ‘fulld’ Flat
- [7] vann: om. Holm2, ok J2ˣ, 73aˣ
- [7] fagrla: fagrliga Flat
- [7] gyllta: gyllda 61, 75e 4, Bb, Flat, Tóm, gylltum 325V
- [8] fram‑: frán‑ 68
- [8] ‑lundaðr: ‘lunðr’ 73aˣ, búnaðr Tóm
- [8] Ǫgmundar: Guðmundar 75e 4, 325V
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 36 folx (Kx) — 461r/10 - 461r/17
imagesÞorð fra ec þat siɴ herða | þreifz socn með Oleifi | goð fóro þar geirom | gort víg saman hiorto | stꜹng bár hátt fyr hringa | hialdr moþum gram broðir | fullt vaɴ fagrla gyllta | framlundaðr Ꜹgmundar
(KS)
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Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 65v/10 - 65v/12
Þórð frák þat sinn herða
images
— þreifk sókn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróðir
— fullt — fagrla gyllta
framlundaðr Ǫgmundar. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 221v/24 - 221v/31
Þórð frák þat sinn herða
images
— þreifsk sókn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróðir
— fullt ok — fagrla gyllta
framlundaðr Ǫgmundar. -
AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 196v/33 - 197r/5
Þórðr frák þat sinn herða
images
— þreifsk sókn — með Ôleifi
(góð vôru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
†hulldr†móðan gram bróðir
— fyllt ok — fagrla gyllta
fram†lunðr† Ǫgmundar. -
AM 68 fol (68) — 64v/30 - 64v/32
Þórð frák þat sinn herða
images
— þreifsk sókn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hann hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróðir
— fullt vann — fagrla gyllta
frán-lundaðr Ǫgmundar. -
Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 60va/30 - 60va/35
images -
AM 61 fol (61) — 123rb/13 - 123rb/16
Þórð frák þar svá herða
images
— þreifsk sókn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróður
— full vann — fagrla gyllda
framlundaðr Ǫgmundar. -
AM 75 e 4 fol (75e 4)
Þórð frák þar svá herða
— þreifs ógn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) †gierom†
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróður
— full vann — fagrla gyllda
framlundaðr Guðmundar. -
AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 79rb/19 - 79rb/25
Þórð frák þar svá harða
images
— þreifsk ógn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróður
— fullt vann — fagrla gylltum
framlundaðr Guðmundar. -
AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 36r/36 - 36r/38
Þórð frák þar svá herða
images
— þreifsk ógn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróðir
— fullt vann — fagrla gyllta
framlundaðr Ǫgmundar. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 197ra/3 - 197ra/7
Þórðr frák þar svá herða
images
— þreifsk sogn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman bjǫrtum).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróðir
— full vann — fagrla gyllda
framlundaðr Ǫgmundar. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 123va/18 - 123va/21
Þórðr frák þar svá harðan
images
— þreifsk ógn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrsmóðum gram bróður
— †fulld† vann — fagrliga gyllda
framlundaðr Ǫgmundar. -
GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 153v/21 - 153v/23
Þórð frák þar svá harða
images
— þreifsk ógn — með Ôleifi
(góð fóru þar) geirum
gǫrt víg (saman hjǫrtu).
Stǫng bar hôtt fyr Hringa
hjaldrmóðum gram bróður
— full vann — fagrla gyllda
frambúnaðr Ǫgmundar. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 294r/10 - 294v/5
images
editions and texts
Skj: Sigvatr Þórðarson, 12. Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 7: AI, 258-9, BI, 240, Skald I, 124; Hkr 1893-1901, II, 469, IV, 165-6, ÍF 27, 366-7, Hkr 1991, II, 520 (ÓHHkr ch. 212); ÓH 1941, I, 553 (ch. 209), Flat 1860-8, II, 346; Jón Skaptason 1983, 162, 303.
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