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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to GullásÞ Víðdr 1II

[2] í folkgunni ‘in the pitched battle’: Cf. OE folcgefeoht, which is used to refer to a pitched battle between two armies, as opposed to a skirmish involving marauding bands. Folkgunnr could also mean a battle or war fought between different factions of the population (see Note to Sigv Berv 1/3), but that makes less sense in the context.

References

  1. Internal references
  2. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 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, pp. 12-14.

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