Bǫlv Hardr 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Bǫlverkr Arnórsson, Drápa about Haraldr harðráði 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. 288-9.
text and translation
Hart kníði svǫl svartan
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en skrautla bôru
skeiðr brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá malma
Miklagarðs fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu beit at borgar
barmfǫgr hôum armi.
Svǫl skúr kníði svartan brand snekkju hart fyr landi, en brynjaðar skeiðr bôru skrautla reiði. Mætr hilmir sá malma Miklagarðs fyr barði; mǫrg barmfǫgr beit skriðu at hôum armi borgar.
‘The cool rain-shower drove the black prow of the warship strongly forward along the coast, and the armoured warships proudly bore their tackle. The glorious monarch saw metal-roofed Constantinople before the bow; many rim-fair ships advanced toward the tall rampart of the city.’
notes and context
Haraldr sailed into Constantinople.
readings
- [1] kníði: knúði H, Flat, ‘hnvdi’ Hr
- [3] skrautla: ‘skavtla’ H, ‘skraula’ Flat
- [4] skeiðr: so 39, F, J2ˣ, H, Hr, Flat, skeiður Kˣ, skeiði E
- [5] malma: mála Flat
- [6] ‑garðs: so 39, F, H, Hr, Flat, ‑garð Kˣ, E, J2ˣ
- [7] beit: ‘beítt’ F, breitt E, J2ˣ
- [8] barm‑: ‘brann’ 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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AM 63 folx (Kx) — 522r/5 - 522r/12
Hart kníði svǫl svartan
images
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en skrautla bôru
skeiður brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá malma
Mikla-garð fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu beit at borgar
barmfǫgr hôum armi. -
AM 39 fol (39) — 18vb/15 - 18vb/15
Hart kníði svǫl svartan
images
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en skrautla bôru
skeiðr brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá malma
Miklagarðs fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu beit at borgar
barmfǫgr hôum armi. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 42ra/17 - 42ra/20
Hart kníði svǫl svartan
images
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en skrautla bôru
skeiðr brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá malma
Miklagarðs fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu †beítt† at borgar
barmfǫgr hôum armi. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 10r/19 - 10r/20
Hart kníði svǫl svartan
images
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en skrautla bôru
skeiði brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá malma
Mikla-garð fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu breitt at borgar
barmfǫgr hôum armi. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 257v/11 - 257v/18
Hart kníði svǫl svartan
images
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en skrautla bôru
skeiðr brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá malma
Mikla-garð fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu breitt at borgar
barmfǫgr hôum armi. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 21v/9 - 21v/9
Hart knúði svǫl svartan
images
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en †skavtla† bôru
skeiðr brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá malma
Miklagarðs fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu beit at borgar
barmfǫgr hôum armi. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 16rb/31 - 16rb/31
Hart †hnvdi† svǫl svartan
images
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en skrautla bôru
skeiðr brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá malma
Miklagarðs fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu beit at borgar
barmfǫgr hôum armi. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 192va - 192va
Hart knúði svǫl svartan
images
snekkju brand fyr landi
skúr, en †skraula† bôru
skeiðr brynjaðar reiði.
Mætr hilmir sá mála
Miklagarðs fyr barði;
mǫrg skriðu beit at borgar
†brann†fǫgr hôum armi.
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