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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Vísur — Snjólfr V^IV

Snjólfr, Vísur — Kari Ellen Gade

Not published: do not cite (Snjólfr V^IV)

Mjǫk eggþunn ǫx
í jarðar fǫx
sveik lýða líf,
en lesti hlíf;
dreif hrotta hregg
um heila vegg;
gaf ei hvíldar-hlið
harðfengit lið.

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Sonr Kolbeins sítt
sverð reiddi frítt;
var Þorsteins vigr
vel lǫng ok digr,
með hverri hann
hugar-prýði vann.

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Frák stála storm
mjǫk sturla Orm,
þar er kysti kyrr
kirkjunnar dyrr,
kvað hann þurfa þess
at þylja vess;
þó er bænin best
honum byrgi mest.

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Jón skreiddiz skjótt
skráveifa hljótt
kamars-augat út
við ærna sút;
sú en ljóta leið
leiz virðum greið,
þeim er fylgdi þann
þreklausi mann.

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Smiðr varðiz vel,
fekk virðum hel,
hans brandrinn breiðr,
þá er barðiz reiðr;
honum fylgdi fast
í fleina kast
sveit hvergi hrædd,
hringserkjum klædd.

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Kilpr herði hǫgg,
hjálmgríður tǫgg,
vel hvǫss ok hrein,
rétt hold sem bein;
með þunga þraut
þegn falla hlaut,
hjǫrs neytti hagr.
Hér falli bragr.

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