Edáð Banddr 5I
Russell Poole (ed.) 2012, ‘Eyjólfr dáðaskáld, Bandadrápa 5’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 463.
text and translation
Stœrir lét at Stauri
stafnviggs hǫfuð liggja
— gramr vélti svá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan.
Sleit at sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga hǫrðu
unda már fyr eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.
{Stœrir gumna} lét hǫfuð {stafnviggs} liggja at Stauri; gramr vélti svá. Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan … {Már unda} sleit svǫrð víkinga at {hǫrðu móti sverða} fyr eyri. Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli …
‘ The strengthener of men [RULER] let the head of the prow-horse [SHIP] lie off Staurr; the ruler arranged it in this way. Rejoicing in battle and rules since then … The gull of wounds [RAVEN/EAGLE] ripped the scalp of the vikings in the hard meeting of swords [BATTLE] off the sand-spit. Jarl god-defended land … ’
notes and context
In Hkr st. 5 is placed almost immediately after st. 4 (similarly ÓT), describing Eiríkr’s expedition southward to Vinðland (Wendland) and attack on vikings there.
Lines 4 and 8 belong to the klofastef ‘split refrain’ and stand outside the syntax of the stanza; see st. 9 and Notes. — [8]: This line appears to echo KormǪ Sigdr 2/4III hjarls Sigvarði/Sigurði jarli, which may also have formed part of a stef (Fidjestøl 1982, 186; cf. Note to st. 2/8 above).
readings
- [1] Stœrir: ‘Sterir’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
- [1] at: af 54, Bb
- [1] Stauri: stýri F
- [2] ‑viggs: vígs F, J1ˣ, 61, 53, 54, Bb, Flat
- [2] hǫfuð: so F, J1ˣ, 61, 54, Bb, Flat, hǫfn Kˣ, ‘hofð’ 53
- [3] gramr: so F, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 61, 53, 54, Bb, Flat, ‘gram(r)’(?) Kˣ
- [3] svá: sá J1ˣ, J2ˣ
- [4] ræðr: so J1ˣ, J2ˣ, réð Kˣ, F, 61, 53, 54, Bb, Flat
- [5] at: á J1ˣ, 61, 53, 54, Bb, Flat
- [6] víkinga: víkingar 53
- [6] hǫrðu: jǫrðu Flat
- [7] már: marr 53, 54, Bb, Flat
- [7] fyr: so F, ‘fra ⸜ad⸝’ Kˣ, á J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 61, 53, 54, Bb, 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 35 folx (Kx) — 199v/11 - 199v/18
imagesStœrir lét at Stauri
stafnviggs hǫfn liggja
— †gram(r)† vélti svá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok réð síðan.
Sleit at sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga hǫrðu
unda már †fra ⸜ad⸝† eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.Stǫrir⸌stǫrir⸍ let at stꜹ⸌y⸍ri[24] | stafn viɢ⸌g⸍s hꜹfn liɢia[25] | (gram vęllti sva gumna[26] | guɴblíþr og reð[27] siþan | sleit[28] at ⸌a⸍ sverþa moti | svorð vikinga hꜹrðo | unda már fra ⸌ad⸍ eyri | jarl gu⸌o⸍ðvo⸌u⸍rðo hiarli . |(VEÞ)
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AM 45 fol (F) — 34ra/15 - 34ra/17
imagesStœrir lét at stýri
stafnvígs hǫfuð liggja
— gramr vélti svá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok réð síðan.
Sleit at sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga hǫrðu
unda már fyr eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.Stø̨rir let at styrí stafn víɢs hofut | líɢía gramr vø̨llti sva gvmna gvɴbliðr ok reð siðan sleit at | sverþa moti svorð vikinga horðo · vnda már fyrir eyri iarl ⸝⸝ god vꜹrðo hiarli · |
(VEÞ)
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AM 37 folx (J1x) — 122v/13 - 122v/16
images†Sterir† lét at Stauri
stafnvígs hǫfuð liggja
— gramr vélti sá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan.
Sleit á sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga hǫrðu
unda már á eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.Sterir let at stauri stafn vigs hofvð | ligia gramr vellti sa gumna gunbliðr ok ręðr | siþan sleit a sverþa moti suorð vikinga haurðo v | nda mar a æyri Jarl goðuorðu hiarli) ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 38 folx (J2x) — 108v - 109r
†Sterir† lét at Stauri
images
stafnviggs hǫfuð liggja
— gramr vélti sá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan.
Sleit at sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga hǫrðu
unda már á eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli. -
AM 61 fol (61) — 65rb/30 - 65rb/33
imagesStœrir lét at Stauri
stafnvígs hǫfuð liggja
— gramr vélti svá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok réð síðan.
Sleit á sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga hǫrðu
unda már á eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.Stœrir let at stavri . stafn viggs ho᷎fuð | liggia . gramr vœlti sva gvmna gvnn bliðr ok reð siþan . sleít ꜳ sverða | moti svo᷎rð vikinga ho᷎rðu . vnda mꜳ̋ʀ ꜳ eyri . iarl goð | vorðu hiarli .
(VEÞ)
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AM 53 fol (53) — 62ra/31 - 62ra/34
imagesStœrir lét at Stauri
stafnvígs †hofð† liggja
— gramr vélti svá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok réð síðan.
Sleit á sverða móti
svǫrð víkingar hǫrðu
unda marr á eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.Stęrír líet at stauri · stafn vígs hofð lígía | gramʀ víellti sva gumna gunnbliðr ok ríeð siðan · sleít | a sverða moti · suaurð uíkíngar hau⸌r⸍ðo · vnnðamaʀr a ey | ri · Iarl goð uorðu híarlí ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 54 fol (54) — 60va/11 - 60va/15
imagesStœrir lét af Stauri
stafnvígs hǫfuð liggja
— gramr vélti svá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok réð síðan.
Sleit á sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga hǫrðu
unda marr á eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.Stœrir let af st | auri · stafnuígs hofud liggia gramr vællti sua g | umna · gunnblidr ok ried sidan · sleit a suerda mo | ti · suorð vikínga hordu · vnda maʀr a eyre · iarl | goþuaurðv hiarli
(VEÞ)
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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 96ra/35 - 96ra/38
imagesStœrir lét af Stauri
stafnvígs hǫfuð liggja
— gramr vélti svá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok réð síðan.
Sleit á sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga hǫrðu
unda marr á eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.Stęrir let af stꜹrí stafnvigs hofvd ligia gramr | vellti sva gvmmna . gvnnblidr ok ried sidan sleitt a | sverda moti . svord vikínga hordv . vnda maʀr | a eyri . Jarl godvordv hiarli.
(VEÞ)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 69rb/39 - 69rb/41
imagesStœrir lét at Stauri
stafnvígs hǫfuð liggja
— gramr vélti svá — gumna.
Gunnblíðr ok réð síðan.
Sleit á sverða móti
svǫrð víkinga jǫrðu
unda marr á eyri.
Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli.Stœrir let at staure stafnnuigs hofut liggía | gramr uœllti suo gumna gunnblidr ok ʀed sidan · slœit asuerda mo | ti suord uikinga íordu unda marr a eyre jall goduo᷎rdu híalle |
(VEÞ)
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