ǪrvOdd Ævdr 65VIII (Ǫrv 135)
Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 135 (Ǫrvar-Oddr, Ævidrápa 65)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 942.
text and translation
Kom ek um síðir, þar er snarir þóttuz
Sigurðr ok Sjólfr í sveit konungs.
Réð oss skatna lið skots at beiða
ok skjaldfimi við skata mengi.
Ek kom um síðir, þar er Sigurðr ok Sjólfr þóttuz snarir í sveit konungs. Lið skatna réð oss at beiða skots ok skjaldfimi við mengi skata.
‘I came at last to where Sigurðr and Sjólfr considered themselves smart in the king’s company. The troop of warriors advised us [me] to try shooting and agility with the shield against the crowd of men. ’
notes and context
The Ævdr now turns to the episode of Oddr’s visit to the court of King Herrauðr, and his mannjafnaðr with two of the king’s retainers, Sigurðr and Sjólfr. This verbal exchange, accompanied by a drinking contest, is preceded by contests of hunting, shooting with bows and arrows and swimming (see the following stanza), in each of which Oddr, still disguised as Víðfǫrull or Næframaðr (on the name, see Ǫrv 133, Note to l. 7 above), far outdoes his rivals (cf. Ǫrv 1888, 146-57). On the mannjafnaðr with Sigurðr and Sjólfr, see Introduction to Ǫrv 34-58.
readings
- [2] þar er: þar 173ˣ
- [2] snarir: svinnir 173ˣ
- [2] þóttuz: so 471, 173ˣ, ‘þottunzt’ 343a
- [3] Sigurðr: Sigurð 471
- [6] skots: skatts 173ˣ
- [7] skjald‑: so 471, skjaldar 343a, 173ˣ
- [7] ‑fimi: ‘[…]’ 173ˣ
- [8] skata: so 471, skatna 343a, 173ˣ
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 343 a 4° (343a) — 81v/4 - 81v/5
imagesKom ek um síðir,
þar er snarir †þottunzt†
Sigurðr ok Sjólfr
í sveit konungs.
Réð oss skatna lið
skots at beiða
ok skjaldarfimi
við skatna mengi.Kom ec vm sidir þar er snarir þottunzt sigurdr ok siolfr j sueit konungs · ʀed oss skatna lid skotz at beida ok skialldar fimi vid skata meingi ·
(HA)
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AM 471 4° (471) — 96r - 96r
Kom ek um síðir,
images
þar er snarir þóttuz
Sigurð ok Sjólfr
í sveit konungs.
Réð oss skatna lið
skots at beiða
ok skjaldfimi
við skata mengi. -
AM 173 folx (173x) — 64vb/12 - 64vb/19
Kom ek um síðir,
images
þar svinnir þóttuz
Sigurðr ok Sjólfr
í sveit konungs.
Réð oss skatna lið
skatts at beiða
ok skjaldar†[…]†
við skatna mengi. -
AM 344 b 4°x (344bx) — 34v/14 - 34v/16
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