Þfagr Sveinn 9II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson 9’ 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, p. 321.
text and translation
Sætt buðu seggja dróttni
siklings vinir mikla;
svǫfðu hjaldr, þeirs hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
sókn, es orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — búendr dvǫlðu.
Vinir siklings buðu {dróttni seggja} mikla sætt; hugstinnir, þeirs hǫfðu minna lið, svǫfðu hjaldr. Ok snarráðir búendr dvǫlðu síðan sókn, es tókusk orðum; ǫnd vas ófǫl kindum ýta.
‘The leader’s friends offered the lord of men [KING = Sveinn] a mighty settlement; the fierce-hearted ones, who had a lesser force, checked the fight. And the quick-witted farmers then prevented the attack when they began to exchange words; life was precious to the progeny of men.’
notes and context
After Haraldr’s escape, Sveinn encountered seven ships from Viken with Norw. farmers and soldiers. The Norwegians offered payment in return for quarter, which Sveinn granted them.
readings
- [1] seggja: seggir Hr
- [2] vinir: ‘vin[…]’ 39
- [2] mikla: ‘vikla’ Hr
- [3] svǫfðu: ‘savfdv’ Hr, ‘snofðu’ FskBˣ, svæfðu FskAˣ, 39, F
- [3] hjaldr: ‘hialldus’ Hr, heldr FskBˣ
- [3] þeirs (‘þeir er’): þeir Flat, þess Hr
- [5] snarráðir: ‘suaradir’ Flat
- [6] sókn es (‘socn er’): ‘sokner’ FskBˣ, FskAˣ
- [6] orðum: orð um FskAˣ
- [7] kindum: ‘k[…]’ 39
- [8] búendr: bœndr FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Kˣ, 39, J2ˣ
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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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 9v/53 - 9v/53
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AM 51 folx (51x) — 65v/16 - 65v/23
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 198rb - 198rb
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images
siklings vinir mikla;
svǫfðu hjaldr, þeir hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok †suaradir† síðan
sókn, es orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — búendr dvǫlðu. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 46r/19 - 46r/19
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GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 33ra/37 - 33rb/2
Sætt buðu seggir dróttni
images
siklings vinir †vikla†;
†savfdv hialldus†, þess hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
sókn, es orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — búendr dvǫlðu. -
OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 73r - 73r
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images
siklings vinir mikla;
†snofðu† heldr, þeirs hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
†sokner†, orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — bœndr dvǫlðu. -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 271/12 - 271/19
Sætt buðu seggja dróttni
images
siklings vinir mikla;
svæfðu hjaldr, þeirs hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
†sokner†, orð um tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — bœndr dvǫlðu. -
AM 63 folx (Kx) — 544v/17 - 544v/24
Sætt buðu seggja dróttni
images
siklings vinir mikla;
svǫfðu hjaldr, þeirs hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
sókn, es orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — bœndr dvǫlðu. -
AM 39 fol (39) — 24rb/2 - 24rb/2
Sætt buðu seggja dróttni
images
siklings †vin[…]† mikla;
svæfðu hjaldr, þeirs hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
sókn, es orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta †k[…]†
ófǫl — bœndr dvǫlðu. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 46rb/6 - 46rb/8
Sætt buðu seggja dróttni
images
siklings vinir mikla;
svæfðu hjaldr, þeirs hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
sókn, es orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — búendr dvǫlðu. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 16v/18 - 16v/20
images -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 272r/14 - 272r/21
Sætt buðu seggja dróttni
images
siklings vinir mikla;
svǫfðu hjaldr, þeirs hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
sókn, es orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — bœndr dvǫlðu. -
AM 301 4°x (301x) — 100r/10 - 100r/14
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