Arn Hardr 2II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Haraldsdrápa 2’ 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. 262-3.
text and translation
Hjalmôru lét heyra,
hizis rauð fyr Nizi,
tyggi, tyrfings eggjar
tvær, áðr mannfall væri.
Naðrs borð skriðu norðan
nýs at allvalds fýsi;
hlaut til Hallands skjóta
hrafnþarfr konungr stafni.
Tyggi lét {hjalmôru} heyra, [e]s rauð tvær eggjar tyrfings hizi fyr Nizi, áðr mannfall væri. Borð nýs naðrs skriðu norðan at fýsi allvalds; hrafnþarfr konungr hlaut skjóta stafni til Hallands.
‘The sovereign made helmet-envoys [WARRIORS] hear that he reddened the two edges of the sword there by the Nissan, before slaughter of men came about. The bulwarks of the new serpent [ship] slid from the north at the desire of the mighty ruler; lavish to ravens, the king got to speed his prow to Halland.’
notes and context
In Mork’s and Flat’s account of the battle at the Nissan (Niz) estuary, the Norwegians have cleared the enemy ships and Sveinn Úlfsson (Sven Estridsson) has fled ashore. ÞjóðA Sex 17 and Arn Hardr 2, 3 and 4 are added as an appendix, without any indication of the exact stage in the battle to which they refer. In H-Hr, Hardr 2 is integrated into an account of the Danes scattering after Haraldr boarded Sveinn’s ship, rushing forward and hacking to both sides.
For this battle, see also ÞjóðA Sex 13-18, Stúfr Stúfdr 7, Steinn Nizv, Steinn Úlffl and sts 3-4 below.
readings
- [1] lét: so Flat, lézk þú Mork, H, lézk Hr
- [1] heyra: heyja Flat
- [2] hizis (‘hiz er’): ‘hitz er’ Flat, H, Hr
- [2] rauð: so all others, rautt Mork
- [3] tyggi: ‘tyrfe’ Hr
- [3] tyrfings: so all others, ‘tyrfins’ Mork
- [4] mann‑: so all others, man‑ Mork
- [5] Naðrs borð: naðr borðs Flat, naðrs borði Hr
- [6] at: á Hr
- [7] skjóta: skuta Hr
- [8] stafni: ‘sta(n)fe’(?) 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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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 13r/21 - 13r/21
Hjalmôru lézk þú heyra,
images
†hiz er† rautt fyr Nizi,
tyggi, †tyrfins† eggjar
tvær, áðr man-fall væri.
Naðrs borð skriðu norðan
nýs at allvalds fýsi;
hlaut til Hallands skjóta
hrafnþarfr konungr stafni. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 200va/19 - 200va/19
Hjalmôru lét heyja,
images
†hitz er† rauð fyr Nizi,
tyggi, tyrfings eggjar
tvær, áðr mannfall væri.
naðr borðs skriðu norðan
nýs at allvalds fýsi;
hlaut til Hallands skjóta
hrafnþarfr konungr †sta(n)fe†. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 56v/10 - 56v/10
Hjalmôru lézk þú heyra,
images
†hitz er† rauð fyr Nizi,
tyggi, tyrfings eggjar
tvær, áðr mannfall væri.
Naðrs borð skriðu norðan
nýs at allvalds fýsi;
hlaut til Hallands skjóta
hrafnþarfr konungr stafni. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 41rb/19 - 41rb/19
Hjalmôru lézk heyra,
images
†hitz er† rauð fyr Nizi,
†tyrfe†, tyrfings eggjar
tvær, áðr mannfall væri.
naðrs borði skriðu norðan
nýs á allvalds fýsi;
hlaut til Hallands skuta
hrafnþarfr konungr stafni.
editions and texts
Skj: Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld, 6. Erfidrápa om kong Harald hårdråde 2: AI, 349, BI, 322, Skald I, 163, NN §837; Mork 1928-32, 211-12, Andersson and Gade 2000, 230, 478 (MH); Flat 1860-8, III, 363 (MH); Fms 6, 318 (HSig ch. 78), Fms 12, 156-7; Whaley 1998, 269-71.
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