Bjbp Jóms 29I
Emily Lethbridge (ed.) 2012, ‘Bjarni byskup Kolbeinsson, Jómsvíkingadrápa 29’ 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. 984.
text and translation
Vagn hefr orðit ýtum
ǫrfengr at bǫð strangri;
með fullhuga frœknum
framm gengu vel drengir,
þar er í Yggjar éli
Áka sonr inn ríki
brátt, frák, hann at hlœði
hugprúðum Ármóði.
Vagn hefr orðit ǫrfengr ýtum at strangri bǫð; drengir gengu vel framm með frœknum fullhuga, þar er frák, at hann, {inn ríki sonr Áka}, hlœði brátt hugprúðum Ármóði í {éli Yggjar}.
‘Vagn became quickly dominant over men in the severe battle; warriors pressed forward well with the daring one full of courage, where I have heard that he, the powerful son of Áki [= Vagn], soon felled the staunch-hearted Ármóðr in the storm of Yggr <= Óðinn> [BATTLE]. ’
notes and context
Vagn Ákason unleashes a fierce attack on the troop of Sveinn Hákonarson, who takes to flight. Eiríkr Hákonarson takes up the fight against Vagn, who retreats but nevertheless fights with great valour and kills many of Eiríkr’s men, including Ármóðr, a powerful man and a great champion.
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) — 54r/13 - 54r/14
imagesVagn hefir orþit ytvm avrfengr at bavð strangri með fvllhvga fræknvm fram gengv | vel drengir þar er i yɢiar eli aka svnr hinn riki bratt fra ec hann at hlæþi hvgprvþvm armoði. |
(DW)
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AM 61 fol (61) — 19vb/17 - 19vb/20
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AM 53 fol (53) — 16rb/12 - 16rb/15
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AM 54 fol (54) — 16ra/24 - 16ra/28
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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 26rb/34 - 26rb/37
Vagn hefr orðit ýtum
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ǫrfengr at bǫð strengja;
með fullhuga frœknum
framm í gegn vel drengjum,
þar er í Yggjar éli
Áka sonr inn ríki
brátt, frák, at hann hlœði
hugprúðum Ármóði.
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