Valg Har 8II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Valgarðr á Velli, Poem about Haraldr harðráði 8’ 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. 307.
text and translation
Brann í bœ fyr sunnan
bjartr eldr Hróiskeldu;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs á flótta.
Bjartr eldr brann í bœ fyr sunnan Hróiskeldu; nenninn ræsir lét reykvell rǫnn fella ofan. Gnógir landsmenn lôgu; hel ló sumum frelsi; harmvesalt hýski drósk hljótt til skógs á flótta.
‘Bright fire burned in the settlement south of Roskilde; the vigorous ruler caused smouldering buildings to collapse. Plenty of countrymen lay [dead]; death deprived some of their freedom; the grief-stricken household crawled silently to the forest in flight.’
notes and context
As st. 7 above. In Mork, Fsk and Hkr, sts 7-9 are given without intervening prose. H-Hr paraphrases the content of sts 8-9 and includes the name of the poet.
readings
- [1] bœ: so E, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Mork, H, Hr, bý Kˣ, 39, F, J2ˣ
- [2] eldr: eldr í FskAˣ
- [2] Hróis‑: ‘ros‑’ FskBˣ, FskAˣ
- [2] ‑keldu: ‘gelldo’ F
- [3] lét: lézt FskAˣ
- [3] ræsir: ‘rasir’ FskBˣ
- [5] Lôgu: lǫgðu H
- [6] hel: hels Hr
- [6] sumum: sonum FskBˣ
- [8] til skógs: so 39, F, E, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Mork, H, Hr, í skóg Kˣ, J2ˣ
- [8] á: til Mork
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 63 folx (Kx) — 532v/16 - 532v/23
Brann í bý fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr Hróiskeldu;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt í skóg á flótta. -
AM 39 fol (39) — 21rb/19 - 21rb/19
Brann í bý fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr Hróiskeldu;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs á flótta. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 44ra/12 - 44ra/15
Brann í bý fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr Hróis†gelldo†;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs á flótta. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 13r/22 - 13r/24
Brann í bœ fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr Hróiskeldu;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs á flótta. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 264r/29 - 264v/2
Brann í bý fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr Hróiskeldu;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt í skóg á flótta. -
OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 65v - 65v
Brann í bœ fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr †ros-†keldu;
rǫnn lét †rasir† nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sonum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs á flótta. -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 246/10 - 246/17
Brann í bœ fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr í †ros-†keldu;
rǫnn lézt ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs á flótta. -
GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 3v/11 - 3v/11
Brann í bœ fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr Hróiskeldu;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs til flótta. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 29r/15 - 29r/15
Brann í bœ fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr Hróiskeldu;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
lǫgðu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hel sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs á flótta. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 21rb/25 - 21rb/25
Brann í bœ fyr sunnan
images
bjartr eldr Hróiskeldu;
rǫnn lét ræsir nenninn
reykvell ofan fella.
Lôgu landsmenn gnógir;
ló hels sumum frelsi;
drósk harmvesalt hýski
hljótt til skógs á flótta. -
AM 51 folx (51x) — 59r/19 - 59r/26
images -
AM 301 4°x (301x) — 90v/12 - 90v/16
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