Arn Hardr 15II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Haraldsdrápa 15’ 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. 276-8.
text and translation
Myrkts, hverr meira orkar,
mér, alls greppr né sérat,
— harðrs í heimi orðinn
hrafngrennir — þrek jǫfnum.
Ert gat óslætt hjarta
(eljunfims) und himni
mest (hefr mildingr kostat
minni hvers grams vinnur).
Myrkts mér, alls greppr né sérat, hverr orkar meira, jǫfnum þrek; {harðr hrafngrennir} [e]s orðinn í heimi. Gat mest ert, óslætt hjarta und himni; mildingr hefr kostat minni vinnur hvers eljunfims grams.
‘It is dark to me, for the poet does not see it, who will achieve more, equal feats of strength; the harsh raven-feeder [WARRIOR] has departed this world. He was endowed with the boldest, keenest heart under heaven; the gracious one has put to the test the lesser deeds of every mettlesome lord.’
notes and context
As for st. 14. H-Hr prefaces the st. with a paraphrase amounting to, ‘Arnórr declares himself unsure whether any king under the sun will have fought with such pride and courage as King Haraldr’.
readings
- [2] sérat: ‘sæi at’ Flat
- [3] harðrs í heimi (‘harþr er iheimi’): ‘hardr vr heim’ Hr
- [3] heimi: ‘hemí’ Flat
- [4] þrek jǫfnum: þræls jafnan Flat
- [5] Ert: ‘aurtt’ Flat
- [5] óslætt (‘vslett’): óskelfr Flat, ósljótt H, Hr
- [6] eljun‑: ‘æ sin‑’ Flat
- [6] und: við Flat
- [7] kostat: kostut Mork, Hr, kǫstuð Flat, kostuð H
- [8] grams vinnur: gramr vinnr Hr
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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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 19v/40 - 19v/40
Myrkts, hverr meira orkar,
images
mér, alls greppr né sérat,
— harðrs í heimi orðinn
hrafngrennir — þrek jǫfnum.
Ert gat óslætt hjarta
(eljunfims) und himni
mest (hefr mildingr kostut
minni hvers grams vinnur). -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 204rb/36 - 204rb/36
Myrkts, hverr meira orkar,
images
mér, alls greppr né †sæi at†,
— harðrs í †hemí† orðinn
hrafngrennir — þræls jafnan .
†aurtt† gat óskelfr hjarta
(†æ sin-†fims) við himni
mest (hefr mildingr kǫstuð
minni hvers grams vinnur). -
AM 66 fol (H) — 76v/21 - 76v/21
Myrkts, hverr meira orkar,
images
mér, alls greppr né sérat,
— harðrs í heimi orðinn
hrafngrennir — þrek jǫfnum.
Ert gat ósljótt hjarta
(eljunfims) und himni
mest (hefr mildingr kostuð
minni hvers grams vinnur). -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 54va/2 - 54va/2
Myrkts, hverr meira orkar,
images
mér, alls greppr né sérat,
— †hardr vr heim† orðinn
hrafngrennir — þrek jǫfnum.
Ert gat ósljótt hjarta
(eljunfims) und himni
mest (hefr mildingr kostut
minni hvers gramr vinnr ).
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