ESk Hardr II 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Haraldsdrápa II 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. 545-6.
text and translation
Luku vág viku,
vara kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum.
Luku vág Bjǫrgynjar viku; vara kostr brýns háskrautum fara braut.
‘They closed the bay of Bergen for a week; there was no possibility for the tall ships to speed away.’
notes and context
The helmingr documents the siege of Bergen (1134-5), when Haraldr gilli and his men prevented Magnús inn blindi and his troops from leaving that city. Magnús had previously enclosed the bay of Bergen with iron chains so that Haraldr’s ships could not enter it. That strategy backfired, however, because Haraldr and his army circumvented the blockade and approached from land. When Magnús tried to escape on his ship, the chains prevented him from sailing away.
readings
- [2] vara: varat FskBˣ, FskAˣ
- [2] kostr: kostir FskAˣ
- [3] brýns: so FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ, H, Hr, brýns or brúns Mork, brúns 42ˣ
- [4] háskrautum: háskautum FskAˣ, ‘harskrautum’ 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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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 32r/5 - 32r/5
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brýns or brúns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 92v - 92v
Luku vág viku,
images
varat kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 366/7 - 366/10
Luku vág viku,
images
varat kostir fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskautum. -
AM 63 folx (Kx) — 633r/13 - 633r/16
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
AM 39 fol (39) — 42rb/5 - 42rb/5
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 68ra/10 - 68ra/11
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 48v/18 - 48v/19
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 339r/17 - 339r/20
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
AM 42 folx (42x) — 34r/2 - 34r/2
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brúns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut †harskrautum†. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 115r/5 - 115r/5
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 75vb/21 - 75vb/22
Luku vág viku,
images
vara kostr fara
brýns, Bjǫrgynjar,
braut háskrautum. -
AM 51 folx (51x) — 81r/10 - 81r/13
images -
AM 301 4°x (301x) — 135v/20 - 135v/21
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