Anon Sól 76VII
Carolyne Larrington and Peter Robinson (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Sólarljóð 76’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 349-50.
text and translation
Bjúgvör ok Listvör sitja í Herðis dyrum
organs stóli á;
járnadreyri fellr ór nösum þeim;
sá vekr fjón með firum.
Bjúgvör ok Listvör sitja á organs stóli í Herðis dyrum; járnadreyri fellr ór nösum þeim; sá vekr fjón með firum.
‘Bjúgvör and Listvör sit on an organ stool in Herðir’s doorway; iron blood falls from their nostrils; that awakens hatred among men.’
notes and context
Both this st. and st. 77 sketch the power of what are presented as malevolent female figures, who awaken feelings of hatred (st. 76) and lust (st. 77) among men.
readings
- [1] Bjúgvör: so papp15ˣ, 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ, Bingvör 166bˣ, Vingvör 738ˣ
- [1] Listvör: Litvör 1441ˣ
- [4] járna‑: so papp15ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 1441ˣ, 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ, járn‑ 166bˣ, í arna‑ 738ˣ
- [6] fjón: fjör 738ˣ
- [6] firum: so 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ, fyrðum all others
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 166 b 8°x (166bx) — 48v/1 - 48v/2
Bingvör ok Listvör
images
sitja í Herðis dyrum
organs stóli á;
járn-dreyri
fellr ór nösum þeim;
sá vekr fjón með firum. -
Holm papp 15 8°x (papp15x) — 7v - 7v
Bjúgvör ok Listvör
sitja í Herðis dyrum
organs stóli á;
járnadreyri
fellr ór nösum þeim;
sá vekr fjón með firum. -
AM 738 4°x (738x) — 83r/39 - 83v/2
Vingvör ok Listvör
images
sitja í Herðis dyrum
organs stóli á;
í arna-dreyri
fellr ór nösum þeim;
sá vekr fjör með firum. -
AM 167 b 6 8°x (167b 6x) — 4r/13 - 4r/16
Bjúgvör ok Listvör
images
sitja í Herðis dyrum
organs stóli á;
járnadreyri
fellr ór nösum þeim;
sá vekr fjón með firum. -
Lbs 214 4°x (214x) — 152r - 152r
images -
Lbs 1441 4°x (1441x) — 587 - 587
Bjúgvör ok Litvör
sitja í Herðis dyrum
organs stóli á;
járnadreyri
fellr ór nösum þeim;
sá vekr fjón með firum. -
BLAdd 10575 IIx (10575x) — 10v - 10v
Bjúgvör ok Listvör
sitja í Herðis dyrum
organs stóli á;
járnadreyri
fellr ór nösum þeim;
sá vekr fjón með firum.Biuguaur ok Listuaur | sitea i herdis dyrom | aurgans stoli a | earna dreiri | feLr or nosom þeim | sa uekr fion meþ fyrom
(TW)
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Lbs 2797 4°x (2797x) — 237 - 237
Bjúgvör ok Listvör
sitja í Herðis dyrum
organs stóli á;
járnadreyri
fellr ór nösum þeim;
sá vekr fjón með firum. -
NKS 1109 folx (1109x) — 499 - 499
images
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XII], G [6]. Sólarljóð 76: AI, 639, BI, 647-8, Skald I, 315, NN §§1273, 2564E; Bugge 1867, 369, Falk 1914, 48, Björn M. Ólsen 1915, 22, Fidjestøl 1979, 70, Njörður Njarðvík 1991, 99-100, Njörður Njarðvík 1993, 82, 146.
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