Anon (Sv) 5II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Lausavísur, Lausavísur from Sverris saga 5’ 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. 846-7.
text and translation
Mánadag kvaddi níðingr sína
menn; drífu hart til vápna sennu
— Þúfuskíter þrífisk eigi —
þann morgin til Sverrisborgar.
Ýtar reistu merki at móti
margar stengr, ok bǫrðusk lengi;
Baglar standa í banni allir;
brunnu skip, þás kappar runnu.
Mánadag kvaddi níðingr menn sína; drífu hart til {sennu vápna} þann morgin til Sverrisborgar; Þúfuskíter þrífisk eigi! Ýtar reistu merki at móti, margar stengr, ok bǫrðusk lengi; allir Baglar standa í banni; skip brunnu, þás kappar runnu.
‘On Monday, the wretch summoned his men; they gathered quickly to the quarrel of weapons [BATTLE] that morning, to Sverresborg; may Þúfuskíter (‘Hillock-shit’) never thrive! People raised standards against them, many poles, and they fought for a long time; all Baglar are excommunicated; ships burned, when champions fled.’
notes and context
This st. is recited by the Birkibeinar in response to Anon (Sv) 4 above.
The st. contains quite a few metrical violations, and Kock (Skald; NN §§2124, 2991B) suggests a number of emendations against all ms. witnesses.
readings
- [1] níðingr: mildingr Flat, 304ˣ
- [3] ‑skíter: so 304ˣ, ‘‑skitr’ 327, 81a, ‘skitur’ Flat, 81a
- [5] at: á 81a
- [7] standa: stóðu E
- [8] kappar runnu: so 304ˣ, E, 81a, ‘.k.r.’ 327, ‘.k.r’ Flat
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 327 4° (327) — 78v/25 - 78v/28
Mánadag kvaddi níðingr sína
images
menn; drífu hart til vápna sennu
— Þúfu†-skitr† þrífisk eigi —
þann morgin til Sverrisborgar.
Ýtar reistu merki at móti
margar stengr, ok bǫrðusk lengi;
Baglar standa í banni allir;
brunnu skip, þás †.k.r.† . -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 160rb/1 - 160rb/1
Mánadag kvaddi mildingr sína
images
menn; drífu hart til vápna sennu
— Þúfu†skitur† þrífisk eigi —
þann morgin til Sverrisborgar.
Ýtar reistu merki at móti
margar stengr, ok bǫrðusk lengi;
Baglar standa í banni allir;
brunnu skip, þás †.k.r† . -
AM 304 4°x (304x) — 234v - 234v
Mánadag kvaddi mildingr sína
images
menn; drífu hart til vápna sennu
— Þúfuskíter þrífisk eigi —
þann morgin til Sverrisborgar.
Ýtar reistu merki at móti
margar stengr, ok bǫrðusk lengi;
Baglar standa í banni allir;
brunnu skip, þás kappar runnu. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 117r - 117r [7-8]
Mánadag kvaddi níðingr sína
images
menn; drífu hart til vápna sennu
— Þúfuskíter þrífisk eigi —
þann morgin til Sverrisborgar.
Ýtar reistu merki at móti
margar stengr, ok bǫrðusk lengi;
Baglar stóðu í banni allir;
brunnu skip, þás kappar runnu. -
AM 81 a fol (81a) — 44vb/28 - 44vb/32
Mánadag kvaddi níðingr sína
images
menn; drífu hart til vápna sennu
— Þúfu†skitur†,†-skitr† þrífisk eigi —
þann morgin til Sverrisborgar.
Ýtar reistu merki á móti
margar stengr, ok bǫrðusk lengi;
Baglar standa í banni allir;
brunnu skip, þás kappar runnu. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 499r/2 - 499r/9
images
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