Anon Heildr 9VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilags anda drápa 9’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 459.
text and translation
Mærr valdi gefr mildi
meinlausum her beinan
guðs, þeim er grimmu niðrar
grandi hræzlu, anda.
Sú er prýðigjöf góðum
grundvöllr stöðugr undir
(náir gipt, er krefr) kröptum
(Krist af hjarta tvistu).
{Mærr valdi mildi} gefr meinlausum her, þeim er niðrar grimmu grandi hræzlu, beinan anda guðs. Sú prýðigjöf er stöðugr grundvöllr undir góðum kröptum; náir gipt, er krefr Krist af tvistu hjarta.
‘The great ruler of mercy [= God] gives the sinless army, which supresses terrible damage through fear, the helpful spirit of God. That magnificent gift is a secure foundation beneath good powers; he will obtain grace who calls on Christ from a repentant [lit. sorrowful] heart.’
notes and context
readings
- [1] valdi: valdr all
- [3] niðrar: niðra all
- [6] stöðugr: so 399a‑bˣ, BRydberg, BFJ, ‘sto᷎ðug[...]’ B
- [7] er: en all
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 757 a 4° (B) — 10r/17 - 10r/19
imagesMærr valdr gefr mildi
meinlausum her beinan
guðs, þeim er grimmu niðra
grandi hræzlu, anda.
Sú er prýðigjöf góðum
grundvöllr †sto᷎ðug[...]† undir
(náir gipt, en krefr) kröptum
(Krist af hjarta tvistu).Merr valldr gefr millde meínlausum her beínan guds þeim er grimu nídra grannde | hrezlu annda su er prydegio᷎f godum grunduo᷎llr sto᷎dug… unnder naer gípt en kr- | efr kroptum krist af hiarta tuistu.
(EB)
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JS 399 a-b 4°x (399a-bx)
Mærr valdr gefr mildi
meinlausum her beinan
guðs, þeim er grimmu niðra
grandi hræzlu, anda.
Sú er prýðigjöf góðum
grundvöllr stöðugr undir
(náir gipt, en krefr) kröptum
(Krist af hjarta tvistu).
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], C. [3]. Heilags anda vísur 9: AII, 161, BII, 177, Skald II, 93, NN §2339; Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1844, 54, Rydberg 1907, 2, 46, Attwood 1996a, 57, 153.
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