Arn Rǫgndr 3II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Rǫgnvaldsdrápa 3’ 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, p. 181.
text and translation
Sannr stillir, hjalp snjǫllum,
sóltjalda, Rǫgnvaldi.
{Sannr stillir {sóltjalda}}, hjalp snjǫllum Rǫgnvaldi.
‘True ruler of the sun-awnings [SKY/HEAVEN > = God], help the prudent Rǫgnvaldr.’
notes and context
The couplet is one of a sequence quoted in Skm to illustrate kennings for ‘sky’.
This is the first of five prayers for deceased heroes in Arnórr’s extant poetry, the others being in Þorfdr 24 and 25, Hardr 17 and Arn HermIII. The use of the verb hjalpa ‘help’ (l. 1) is paralleled in skaldic poetry including Þorfdr 24 and HermIII and in runic inscriptions (see Edwards 1982-3, 39).
readings
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 2367 4° (R) — 26r/18 - 26r/19
Saðr stillir, hjalp snjǫllum,
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sóltjalda, Rǫgnvaldi. -
Traj 1374x (Tx) — 27r/1 - 27r/1
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AM 242 fol (W) — 56/23 - 56/24
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DG 11 (U) — 29r/21 - 29r/22
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AM 757 a 4° (B) — 5r/9 - 5r/10
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