[6] Ribbungum ‘for the Ribbungar’: The Ribbungar ‘Rabble’ were the followers of Sigurðr ribbungr, the leader of a rebellious faction in Norway around 1220. See Note to Sturl Hákkv 6/8II. For the internal rhyme in this line, see also Sturl Hákfl 1/4II.
References
- Internal references
- Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 6’ 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. 703-4.
- Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarflokkr 1’ 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. 746.