Anon Nkt 59II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Poems, Nóregs konungatal 59’ 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. 797.
text and translation
Vas Eysteinn
austan fjarðar
lífi ræntr
af liði Inga.
Nús sá gramr
grundu ausinn
andar sparr
austr at Forsi.
Eysteinn vas ræntr lífi austan fjarðar af liði Inga. Nús sá gramr ausinn grundu, sparr andar, austr at Forsi.
‘Eysteinn was robbed of his life east of the fjord by Ingi’s host. Now that lord is covered with earth, bereft of life, east at Foss.’
notes and context
Eysteinn Haraldsson was killed by his brother Ingi’s men on the eastern side of Oslofjorden on 21 August 1157. See Mork 1928-32, 460-2, Fsk (ÍF 29, 339-41), HsonaHkr (ÍF 28, 343-6), ESk Eystdr 2.
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 1005 fol (Flat) — 144vb/30 - 144vb/31
imagesUar eysteinn austanfíardar lifi ræntr af lidi ín | ga nu er sꜳ gramr grundu ausinn andar sparr austr at forsí.
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