Bkrepp Magndr 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Bjǫrn krepphendi, Magnússdrápa 2’ 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. 397-8.
Snarr ‘The swift’
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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold
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Snarr harri Sygna‘The swift lord of the Sygnir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The swift lord of the Sygnir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
rauð ‘reddened’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
Sygna ‘of the Sygnir’
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Sygnir (noun m.; °; -ir): the Sygnir
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Snarr harri Sygna‘The swift lord of the Sygnir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The swift lord of the Sygnir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
harri ‘lord’
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1. harri (noun m.; °-a): lord
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Snarr harri Sygna‘The swift lord of the Sygnir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The swift lord of the Sygnir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
sverð ‘the sword’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
úthlaups ‘the rebels’
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úthlaup (noun n.): plundering expedition < úthlaupsferð (noun f.)
[2] úthlaups‑: so all others, upphlaups‑ Kˣ
notes
[2] úthlaupsferðum ‘the rebels’: Refers explicitly to those who had joined the revolt against Magnús. In Mork and F, the word appears to have been understood in the wider sense ‘raiding parties’ (see Context above).
ferðum ‘’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey < úthlaupsferð (noun f.)
[2] ‑ferðum: ‑gerðum 42ˣ
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[2] úthlaupsferðum ‘the rebels’: Refers explicitly to those who had joined the revolt against Magnús. In Mork and F, the word appears to have been understood in the wider sense ‘raiding parties’ (see Context above).
vítt ‘far and wide’
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víðr (adj.): far
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[3] nam ‘began’: Rann ‘ran’ (so Mork, F) is also possible.
vargr ‘the wolf’
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vargr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wolf
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
varma ‘warm’
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varmr (adj.; °compar. -ari): warm
brôð ‘meat’
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1. bráð (noun f.): meat
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[4] á Harmi ‘in Velfjorden’: Clearly, the different scribes and redactors had problems with this p. n., and á hrafni ‘on the raven’ (so Hr), á armi ‘on the arm’ (so Mork) and af armi ‘from the arm’ (so F) represent various attempts at a lectio facilior. The fjord Velfjorden (Harmr) is located on the inner side of the island Vega in Nordland, Norway (see Storm 1900, 659 n. 3). All sources report that Þórir and his co-rebel, Egill, were hanged on the island Vomma (Vambarhólmr) north of the mouth of Velfjorden (see Theodoricus, MHN 61; Ágr, ÍF 29, 44; Fsk, ÍF 29, 304-6; Mork 1928-32, 302-4; Hkr, ÍF 28, 216-17).
Harmi ‘Velfjorden’
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Harmr (noun m.): Velfjorden
[4] á Harmi: á hrafni Hr, á armi Mork, af armi F
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[4] á Harmi ‘in Velfjorden’: Clearly, the different scribes and redactors had problems with this p. n., and á hrafni ‘on the raven’ (so Hr), á armi ‘on the arm’ (so Mork) and af armi ‘from the arm’ (so F) represent various attempts at a lectio facilior. The fjord Velfjorden (Harmr) is located on the inner side of the island Vega in Nordland, Norway (see Storm 1900, 659 n. 3). All sources report that Þórir and his co-rebel, Egill, were hanged on the island Vomma (Vambarhólmr) north of the mouth of Velfjorden (see Theodoricus, MHN 61; Ágr, ÍF 29, 44; Fsk, ÍF 29, 304-6; Mork 1928-32, 302-4; Hkr, ÍF 28, 216-17).
Frátt ‘You have heard’
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1. fregna (verb): hear of
hvé ‘how’
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hvé (adv.): how
mátti ‘countered’
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mega (verb): may, might
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[5, 6] mátti leiða ‘countered’: Lit. ‘could make loathsome’.
fór ‘it happened’
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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel
svát ‘that’
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svát (conj.): so that, so as
hengðr ‘hanged’
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1. hanga (verb): hang
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
Þórir ‘Þórir’
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Þórir (noun m.): Þórir
notes
[7, 8] vas greið ‘went smoothly’: Lit. ‘was smooth’.
gunnar ‘of battle’
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gunnr (noun f.): battle
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gǫrvis gunnar‘of the wager of battle ’
= WARRIOR
the wager of battle → WARRIOR
gǫrvis ‘of the wager’
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gǫrvir (noun m.): [wager]
[7] gǫrvis: ‘gorvis’ 39, ‘gervis’ J2ˣ, 42ˣ, ‘giǫrvis’ H, ‘giorvis’ Hr
kennings
gǫrvis gunnar‘of the wager of battle ’
= WARRIOR
the wager of battle → WARRIOR
greið ‘smoothly’
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greiðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. greiðastr/greiztr): smooth, easy
notes
[7, 8] vas greið ‘went smoothly’: Lit. ‘was smooth’.
dróttins ‘high’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
svik ‘treason’
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1. svik (noun n.; °-s; -): deceit, treachery; poison
leiða ‘’
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2. leiða (verb; -dd): lead; (-sk) grow tired
notes
[5, 6] mátti leiða ‘countered’: Lit. ‘could make loathsome’.
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In Hkr and H-Hr, the st. is used as evidence for the hanging of the rebels who led the uprising against Magnús in 1094. In Mork and F, the first helmingr is cited to illustrate how Magnús rid his country of criminals.
Steigar-Þórir Þórðarson led a revolt against Magnús and attempted to install a royal pretender on the the Norw. throne. For these events, and the capture and execution of the leaders of the rebellion, see also SteigÞ Biography and Kv, Þham Magndr 1 and Lv 1, Gísl Magnkv 1-8 and Anon (Mberf) 2-3.
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