Bjbp Jóms 11I
Emily Lethbridge (ed.) 2012, ‘Bjarni byskup Kolbeinsson, Jómsvíkingadrápa 11’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 968.
text and translation
Enn vildu þá einkum
ǫldurmenn, at skyldu
— slíkt eru yrkisefni —
ágæta sér leita.
Ok haukligar hefja
heitstrengingar gátu;
eigi segik, at ýta
ǫlteiti var lítil.
Enn vildu ǫldurmenn þá einkum, at skyldu leita sér ágæta; slíkt eru yrkisefni. Ok gátu hefja haukligar heitstrengingar; eigi segik, at ǫlteiti ýta var lítil.
‘Further, the leaders then wished especially that they should seek fame for themselves; such matters are material for a poem. And they made hawk-like vows; I do not say that the ale-cheer of men was meagre. ’
notes and context
The Jómsvíkingar are plied with a great quantity of strong drink at King Sveinn’s feast. Sveinn swears a vow to take his army to England to kill King Aðalráðr (Æthelred) or else drive him from the land; he then calls on the renowned Jómsvíkingar to find a way to increase their fame. The Jómsvíkingar say they will not let the entertainment that the king has initiated lapse.
readings
- [1] einkum: ǫngu 54, øngva Bb
- [2] skyldu: skuldum 54, Bb
- [4] ágæta: ágætis all others
- [5] ‑ligar: ‑ligast 61, ‑liga 54, Bb
- [6] gátu: so all others, tóku R
- [7] segik: frá ek all others
- [7] at: œðri 61
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) — 53v/13 - 53v/14
imagesEnn vildu þá einkum
ǫldurmenn, at skyldu
— slíkt eru yrkisefni —
ágæta sér leita.
Ok haukligar hefja
heitstrengingar tóku;
eigi segik, at ýta
ǫlteiti var lítil.Eɴ villdv þa einkvm avlldvr menn at skylldo slikt erv yrkis efni agæta ser leita | ok havkligar hefia heit strengingar tokv eigi segik at yta avlteiti var litil |
(DW)
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AM 61 fol (61) — 18vb/37 - 19ra/2
Enn vildu þá einkum
images
ǫldurmenn, at skyldu
— slíkt eru yrkisefni —
ágæta sér leita.
Ok hauk-ligast hefja
heitstrengingar gátu;
eigi segik, œðri ýta
ǫlteiti var lítil. -
AM 54 fol (54) — 14vb/26 - 14vb/29
Enn vildu þá ǫngu
images
ǫldurmenn, at skuldum
— slíkt eru yrkisefni —
ágæta sér leita.
Ok hauk-liga hefja
heitstrengingar gátu;
eigi segik, at ýta
ǫlteiti var lítil. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 25rb/4 - 25rb/7
Enn vildu þá øngva
images
ǫldurmenn, at skuldum
— slíkt eru yrkisefni —
ágæta sér leita.
Ok hauk-liga hefja
heitstrengingar gátu;
eigi segik, at ýta
ǫlteiti var lítil.
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