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Note to Rv Lv 18II

[2, 3] austr at Egða fjǫllum; gjaldkera ‘in the east beside Agder’s mountains; steward’: Ch. 58 of Orkn notes that, in his youth, Kali spent time with his kinsman Sǫlmundr, who was the gjaldkeri in Tønsberg and a chieftain with a large following and an estate in Aust-Agder. Fritzner: gjaldkeri defines the term as Kongens Ombudsmand i Kjøbstaden, som der havde at opkræve hans Indtægter, holde tilbørlig Orden og sørge for Retspleien ‘the king’s official in the trading-centre, who was there to collect his income, keep appropriate order and administer justice’.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Fritzner = Fritzner, Johan. 1883-96. Ordbog over det gamle norske sprog. 3 vols. Kristiania (Oslo): Den norske forlagsforening. 4th edn. Rpt. 1973. Oslo etc.: Universitetsforlaget.
  3. Internal references
  4. (forthcoming), ‘ Unattributed, Orkneyinga saga’ 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=47> (accessed 26 April 2024)

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