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ESk Hardr II 4II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Haraldsdrápa II 4’ 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. 547.

Einarr SkúlasonHaraldsdrápa II
345

text and translation

Vann valgrennir
viðr ráfiðris
Hveðnnǫðru
hroðit vápnboða.
Flugu framliga
— fekk svanbekkjar
snarr sólþverrir
sigr — falvigrar.

{{{Vápnboða} val}grennir} vann hroðit {hánǫðru {ráfiðris}} viðr Hveðn. Falvigrar flugu framliga; {snarr {{svanbekkjar} sól}þverrir} fekk sigr.
 
‘The feeder of the falcon of the weapon-wave [(lit. ‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’) BLOOD > RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR] cleared the tall adder of the sailyard-feather [SAIL > SHIP] off Ven. Shafted spears flew powerfully; the brave diminisher of the sun of the swan-bench [(lit. ‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’) SEA > GOLD > GENEROUS MAN] gained victory.

notes and context

This and the next st. document Haraldr’s participation in two unknown battles in Denmark.

For this battle, see ESk Hardr I 1 above.

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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.

editions and texts

Skj: Einarr Skúlason, 3. Haraldsdrápa II 2: AI, 457, BI, 425, Skald I, 210; Mork 1867, 200, Mork 1928-32, 403, Andersson and Gade 2000, 365, 490 (MbHg).

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