ESk Elfv 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Elfarvísur 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, p. 567.
text and translation
Mǫrg flutu auð (á úrga)
— alm sveigði lið — (hjalma
rauð flugu stôl) í stríðri
stafnblóðug skip móðu,
áðr á grund af grœðis
gœðinga lið flœði
— sveit varð í rym rítar
rýr — Hôkonar dýrum.
Mǫrg stafnblóðug skip flutu auð í stríðri móðu—lið sveigði alm; rauð stôl flugu á úrga hjalma—, áðr lið gœðinga flœði á grund af {dýrum grœðis} Hôkonar; sveit varð rýr í {rym rítar}.
‘Many prow-bloody ships floated empty in the swift estuary—the troop bent the bow; red weapons flew at wet helmets—, before the chieftains’ troop fled ashore from Hákon’s animals of the ocean [SHIPS]; the company was reduced in the noise of the shield [BATTLE].’
notes and context
As st. 1 above in Hkr and H-Hr.
readings
- [1] flutu: flugu Hr
- [3] stríðri: stríði J2ˣ, 42ˣ
- [4] ‑blóðug: blóðig E, H
- [5] á: af E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ
- [7] varð: var F, H, Hr
- [7] í rym: í rúm E, J2ˣ, ‘ir vm’ 42ˣ
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) — 679v/19 - 679v/26
images -
AM 45 fol (F) — 76vb/38 - 77ra/1
Mǫrg flutu auð (á úrga)
images
— alm sveigði lið — (hjalma
rauð flugu stôl) í stríðri
stafnblóðug skip móðu,
áðr á grund af grœðis
gœðinga lið flœði
— sveit var í rym rítar
rýr — Hôkonar dýrum. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 62r/12 - 62r/14
Mǫrg flutu auð (á úrga)
images
— alm sveigði lið — (hjalma
rauð flugu stôl) í stríðri
stafnblóðig skip móðu,
áðr af grund af grœðis
gœðinga lið flœði
— sveit varð í rúm rítar
rýr — Hôkonar dýrum. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 366v/1 - 366v/8
Mǫrg flutu auð (á úrga)
images
— alm sveigði lið — (hjalma
rauð flugu stôl) í stríði
stafnblóðug skip móðu,
áðr af grund af grœðis
gœðinga lið flœði
— sveit varð í rúm rítar
rýr — Hôkonar dýrum. -
AM 42 folx (42x) — 54v/32 - 55r/32
Mǫrg flutu auð (á úrga)
images
— alm sveigði lið — (hjalma
rauð flugu stôl) í stríði
stafnblóðug skip móðu,
áðr af grund af grœðis
gœðinga lið flœði
— sveit varð †ir vm† rítar
rýr — Hôkonar dýrum. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 129v/19 - 129v/19
Mǫrg flutu auð (á úrga)
images
— alm sveigði lið — (hjalma
rauð flugu stôl) í stríðri
stafnblóðig skip móðu,
áðr á grund af grœðis
gœðinga lið flœði
— sveit var í rym rítar
rýr — Hôkonar dýrum. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 84vb/20 - 84vb/20
Mǫrg flugu auð (á úrga)
images
— alm sveigði lið — (hjalma
rauð flugu stôl) í stríðri
stafnblóðug skip móðu,
áðr á grund af grœðis
gœðinga lið flœði
— sveit var í rym rítar
rýr — Hôkonar dýrum.
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