Arn Magndr 11II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Magnússdrápa 11’ 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. 220-1.
text and translation
Svá hlóð siklingr hôvan
snarr af ulfa barri
(hrósak hugfulls vísa)
hrækǫst (fira* ævi),
at áleggjar Yggjar
allnôttfǫrull máttit,
— ǫld lá vítt — þótt vildi,
vífs marr yfir klífa.
Snarr siklingr hlóð svá hôvan hrækǫst af {barri ulfa}—hrósak ævi hugfulls vísa fira*—, at {allnôttfǫrull marr {vífs {Yggjar {áleggjar}}}} máttit klífa yfir, þótt vildi; ǫld lá vítt.
‘The keen sovereign heaped up so high a corpse-mound of wolves’ barley [CORPSES]—I praise the life of the mettlesome leader of men—that, ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF] could not scale it, though he longed to; men were strewn widely.’
notes and context
In H-Hr, Magnús fells the fleeing Wends until the corpses are piled up like waves on either hand, then the st. is cited. In Flat, st. 11 follows st. 10 and Arn Hryn 13.
readings
- [1] siklingr: siklings Flat
- [2] af: ór Flat
- [2] barri: ‘baurre’ Flat
- [3] hrósak: hrósik Hr
- [4] fira* ævi: firar æfi H, Hr, ‘fíra ræfe’ Flat
- [5] Yggjar: yggja H, Hr, hyggjar Flat
- [6] ‑fǫrull: so Hr, ‑fǫrut H, Flat
- [6] máttit (‘mattið’): mttuð Hr, Flat
- [7] þótt vildi: en valdi Hr
- [8] vífs: so Flat, víf H, Hr
- [8] marr: már Hr, mark 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 66 fol (H) — 9r/31 - 9r/31
Svá hlóð siklingr hôvan
images
snarr af ulfa barri
(hrósak hugfulls vísa)
hrækǫst (firar æfi ),
at áleggjar yggja
allnôtt-fǫrut máttit,
— ǫld lá vítt — þótt vildi,
víf marr yfir klífa. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 9rb/13 - 9rb/13
Svá hlóð siklingr hôvan
images
snarr af ulfa barri
(hrósik hugfulls vísa)
hrækǫst (firar æfi ),
at áleggjar yggja
allnôttfǫrull mttuð,
— ǫld lá vítt — en valdi ,
víf már yfir klífa. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 191va/33 - 191va/33
Svá hlóð siklings hôvan
images
snarr ór ulfa †baurre†
(hrósak hugfulls vísa)
hrækǫst (†fíra ræfe† ),
at áleggjar hyggjar
allnôtt-fǫrut mttuð,
— ǫld lá vítt — þótt vildi,
vífs mark yfir klífa.
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