Anon (Sv) 4II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Lausavísur, Lausavísur from Sverris saga 4’ 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. 845.
Mána ‘On Mon’
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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon < mánadagr (noun m.): Monday
dag ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day < mánadagr (noun m.): Monday
[1] ‑dag: ‑daginn 81a
kvaddi ‘summoned’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
mildingr ‘the generous one’
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mildingr (noun m.; °-s): ruler, generous one
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
drifu ‘they gathered’
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2. drífa (verb; °drífr; dreif, drifu; drifinn): drive, rush
hart ‘quickly’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
vápna ‘of weapons’
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vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon
kennings
sennu vápna,‘the quarrel of weapons, ’
= BATTLE
the quarrel of weapons, → BATTLE
sennu ‘the quarrel’
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1. senna (noun f.; °; -ur): quarrel
kennings
sennu vápna,‘the quarrel of weapons, ’
= BATTLE
the quarrel of weapons, → BATTLE
Inga ‘Ingi’s’
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Ingi (noun m.): king, Ingi
notes
[3] hirð Inga ‘Ingi’s retinue’: Ingi Magnússon (d. 1202), leader of the Baglar and the alleged son of Magnús Erlingsson (see Anon (Sv) 5 below). It is not stated that Ingi was present on the occasion described in this st.; rather, the leader of the Baglar was Nikulás Árnason, bishop of Oslo (1190-1225).
hirð ‘retinue’
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hirð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(FskB 53)): retinue
notes
[3] hirð Inga ‘Ingi’s retinue’: Ingi Magnússon (d. 1202), leader of the Baglar and the alleged son of Magnús Erlingsson (see Anon (Sv) 5 below). It is not stated that Ingi was present on the occasion described in this st.; rather, the leader of the Baglar was Nikulás Árnason, bishop of Oslo (1190-1225).
upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
réð ‘’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
ganga ‘advanced’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
morgin ‘in the morning’
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morginn (noun m.; °morgins, dat. morgni; morgnar): morning
[4] morgin: ‘myrgin’ E
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
Sverrisborgar ‘Sverresborg’
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Sverrisborg (noun f.): [Sverresborg]
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[4] Sverrisborgar ‘Sverresborg’: Fortification in Bergen north-east of Bergenhus fortress, erected by Sverrir in the mid-1180s.
Ýtar ‘People’
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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher
reistu ‘raised’
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rísta (verb): carve, raise
merki ‘standards’
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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign
móti ‘against them’
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móti (prep.): against
margar ‘many’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
stengr ‘poles’
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stǫng (noun f.; °stangar, dat. -u; stangir/stengr): pole
bǫrðusk ‘they fought’
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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight
lengi ‘for a long time’
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lengi (adv.): for a long time
Baglar ‘the Baglar’
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bagall (noun m.; °dat. bagli; baglar/bǫglar): [Baglar]
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[7] Baglar ‘the Baglar’: Lit. ‘the Croziers’ (pl. of bagall ‘crozier’). Adherents of the clerical party led by Bishop Nikulás Árnason (see Note to l. 3 above).
stóðu ‘stood’
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standa (verb): stand
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
brodda ‘of missiles’
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broddr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): point of spear or arrow
kennings
hagli brodda;‘the hail of missiles; ’
= BATTLE
the hail of missiles; → BATTLE
hagli ‘the hail’
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hagl (noun n.; °-s; dat. *-um): hail
kennings
hagli brodda;‘the hail of missiles; ’
= BATTLE
the hail of missiles; → BATTLE
brunnu ‘burned’
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2. brenna (verb; °brennr/brenn; brann, brunnu; brunninn): (strong, intransitive)
skip ‘ships’
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skip (noun n.; °-s; -): ship
þás ‘when’
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þás (conj.): when
kappar ‘champions’
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1. kappi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): champion
runnu ‘fled’
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2. renna (verb): run (strong)
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On Monday the generous one summoned his men; they gathered quickly to the quarrel of weapons [BATTLE], and Ingi’s retinue advanced up to Sverresborg early in the morning. People raised standards against them, many poles, and they fought for a long time; the Baglar stood in the hail of missiles [BATTLE]; ships burned when champions fled.
On 14 August 1198, Sverrir leaves Bergen with a hundred men to join those who have been rounding up cattle in the neighbouring districts. In his absence the Baglar launch a surprise attack on Sverrir’s garrison, and the Birkibeinar retreat to their stronghold. The Baglar also attack those Birkibeinar who are guarding Sverrir’s fleet at Holmen and burn all the ships. Then they recite this st.
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