Sturl Hákkv 16II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 16’ 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. 711-12.
text and translation
Ok inndrótt
elda kyndi
böðvar-Týs
við baug*renni,
svát eggfárs
eisur stukku
of ilflet
Aurnis spjalla.
Ok inndrótt kyndi {elda {böðvar-Týs}} við {baug*renni}, svát {eisur {eggfárs}} stukku of {{Aurnis spjalla} ilflet}.
‘And the retinue kindled the fires of the battle-Týr <god> [= Óðinn > SPEARS] against the ring-advancer [GENEROUS MAN = Skúli], so that the flames of blade-wrath [BATTLE > SPEARS] rushed over the floors of the footsole of Aurnir’s <giant’s> confidant [(lit. ‘footsole-floors of Aurnir’s confidant’) GIANT > SHIELDS]. ’
notes and context
Skúli’s men took their stand in the churchyard of Hallvardskirken where there was an ample supply of rocks. They were hard pressed by Hákon’s army but defended themselves by throwing stones and spears and by shooting arrows.
The weapon-kennings in this st. (‘the fires of the battle-Týr’, ll. 2, 3; ‘the flames of blade-wrath’, ll. 5-6) are all treated as kennings for ‘swords’ in Skj B and LP. However, the prose explicitly mentions that the battle at this point was not a man-to-man combat; rather, the men in the churchyard defended themselves by throwing and shooting. Because words denoting ‘fire’ can also serve as base-words in kennings for ‘spears’ (see Meissner 145-6), that interpretation has been chosen in the present edn.
readings
- [3] böðvar‑: ‘bauðnar’ 42ˣ
- [3] Týs: ‘tyrs’ Flat
- [4] baug*‑: bauga all
- [4] ‑renni: so all others, renn E
- [5] egg‑: eik‑ 42ˣ
- [5] ‑fárs: ‘fꜳíns’ Flat
- [6] eisur: eisu 42ˣ
- [7] ‑flet: so all others, ‘‑væt’ E
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 47 fol (E) — 177r/8 - 177r/10
imagesOk inndrótt
elda kyndi
böðvar-Týs
við baugarenn,
svát eggfárs
eisur stukku
of il†-væt†
Aurnis spjalla.Ok inndrótt ell | da kyndi bauðuar tys við baugarenn sua at eggfars eisur stukcu of ilvæt aurnis sp | ialla
(VEÞ)
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AM 45 fol (F) — 111ra/5 - 111ra/6
imagesOk íɴ drott ellda kyndi bꜹðvar tys við bꜹga reɴi sva at eɢ fárs | eísur stucku of il flet ꜹrnís spíalla·
(VEÞ)
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AM 42 folx (42x) — 163v/3 - 163v/10
imagesOk inndrótt
elda kyndi
†bauðnar†-Týs
við baugarenni,
svát eik-fárs
eisu stukku
of ilflet
Aurnis spjalla.Oc inndrott | ellda kynde | bauðnar tys | við bꜹga renni | sva at eikfars | eisu stucku | ofil flet | ꜹrnis spialla |
(VEÞ)
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AM 81 a fol (81a) — 109ra/32 - 109ra/34
imagesOk ínndrott ellda kynde . bauduar . | tys vid bauga renne . Sva at egfars eisur stucku . ofílflet | aurnís spíalla.
(VEÞ)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 178vb/18 - 178vb/19
imagesOk inndrótt
elda kyndi
böðvar-†tyrs†
við baugarenni,
svát egg†fꜳíns†
eisur stukku
of ilflet
Aurnis spjalla.Ok ínndrott ellda kyndí bauduar tyrs vid bauga renní . sva at eɢg fꜳíns | eísur stucku vm ilflet aurnís spialla.
(VEÞ)
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