[8] hoddmildingar ‘the treasure-bestowers [GENEROUS MEN]’: This appears to credit a number of magnates with supporting Eiríkr’s elevation to the jarldom. In Hkr the entire credit goes to Haraldr blátǫnn of Denmark, and his involvement is likely since the territories concerned seem to have been under Danish overlordship (Krag 2003b, 193). Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901; cf. Skj B), following Hkr, advocates taking hoddmildingar as a generic pl. for sg., referring to Haraldr.
References
- Bibliography
- Skj B = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1912-15b. Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning. B: Rettet tekst. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Villadsen & Christensen. Rpt. 1973. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger.
- Hkr 1893-1901 = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1893-1901. Heimskringla: Nóregs konunga sǫgur af Snorri Sturluson. 4 vols. SUGNL 23. Copenhagen: Møller.
- Krag, Claus. 2003b. ‘The Early Unification of Norway’. In Helle 2003, 184-201.
- Internal references
- (forthcoming), ‘ Unattributed, Heimskringla’ 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. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=4> (accessed 25 April 2024)