Anon Heildr 14^VII

Tendra ljós í leyndum,
lundgóðr, vitum þjóðar,
böls hirtir (vek björtum)
björt (elskuga hjörtu).
Hagr, efl, hallar fegrir,
— hverr er leystr, er þér treystisk —
várn líkama veykan,
vagns, eilífu magni.

Lundgóðr hirtir böls, tendra björt ljós í leyndum vitum þjóðar; vek hjörtu björtum elskuga. Hagr fegrir {hallar vagns}, efl várn veykan líkama eilífu magni; hverr er leystr, er treystisk þér.

Benevolent chastiser of sin, kindle bright lights in the secret consciousnesses of people; rouse hearts with bright love. Skilful beautifier {of the hall of the wagon} [SKY/HEAVEN], strengthen our weak body with everlasting strength; everyone is redeemed who trusts himself to you.

Mss: B(10r), 399a-bˣ

Readings: [3] björtum: so 399a‑bˣ, BRydberg, BFJ, ‘bi[...]rtum’ B    [8] eilífu: ‘eilíf[...]’ all

Editions: Skj AII, 162, Skj BII, 178-9, Skald II, 93; Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1844, 55; Rydberg 1907, 46; Attwood 1996a, 154.

Notes: [All]: The Lat. text on which this st. is based is as follows: Accende lumen sensibus / infunde amorem cordibus / infirma nostri corporis / virtute firmans perpeti ‘Kindle a flame in [our] senses, pour out love into [our] hearts, fortifying the weaknesses of our body, strengthening [it] with everlasting strength [or virtue]’. — [5, 8] fegrir hallar vagns ‘beautifier of the hall of the wagon’: The constellation formed by the seven brightest stars in Ursa Major is known in MIcel. as karlsvagninn ‘Charles’s wagon’; cf. OE Carles wæn, OED: ‘Charles’s Wain’. See Ník Jóndr 3/6 and Note; Geisl 71/7-8; Anon Pét 14/7-8, 21/4; LP: vagn 2.

References

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8. Internal references
9. David McDougall (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Pétrsdrápa 14’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 807-8.
10. Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Geisli 71’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 64-5.
11. Beatrice La Farge (ed.) 2007, ‘Níkulás Bergsson, Jónsdrápa postula 3’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 68-9.