Arn Þorfdr 17II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Þorfinnsdrápa 17’ 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. 249.
text and translation
Stǫng bar jarl at Engla
ættgrund, en rauð stundu
— vé bað vísi knýja —
verðung ara tungu.
Hyrr óx; hallir þurru;
herdrótt rak þar flótta;
eim hratt, en laust ljóma,
limdolgr, náar himni.
Jarl bar stǫng at ættgrund Engla, en verðung rauð stundu tungu ara; vísi bað knýja vé. Hyrr óx; hallir þurru; herdrótt rak þar flótta; {limdolgr} hratt eim, en laust ljóma náar himni.
‘The jarl bore his standard onto the native soil of the English, and his retinue reddened at once the eagle’s tongue; the leader called for banners to advance. Flame grew; halls collapsed; the war-band drove [men] to flight there; the foe of branches [FIRE] flung out smoke, and hurled light close to the sky.’
notes and context
As for st. 16, since st. 17 follows it directly.
An analysis of the motifs which make up this st. is offered in Whaley 1998, 58-61.
readings
- [1] at: á Flat
- [2] rauð: so Flat, hrauð R702ˣ
- [2] stundu: stundum Flat
- [4] verðung: so Flat, ‘vo᷎rdung’ R702ˣ
- [5] hallir: halir Flat
- [6] her‑: so Flat, heim‑ R702ˣ
- [6] þar: om. Flat
- [7] eim: ‘œímr’ Flat
- [8] ‑dolgr: ‑dolgs Flat
- [8] náar (‘nær’): nærr 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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UppsUB R 702x (R702x) — 38v - 38v
Stǫng bar jarl at Engla
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ættgrund, en hrauð stundu
— vé bað vísi knýja —
†vo᷎rdung† ara tungu.
Hyrr óx; hallir þurru;
heim-drótt rak þar flótta;
eim hratt, en laust ljóma,
limdolgr, náar himni. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 132ra/8 - 132ra/8
Stǫng bar jarl á Engla
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ættgrund, en rauð stundum
— vé bað vísi knýja —
verðung ara tungu.
Hyrr óx; halir þurru;
herdrótt rak flótta;
†œímr† hratt, en laust ljóma,
lim-dolgs, nærr himni. -
Worm 1650 (SLR) — 28 - 28 [7-8]
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