Edáð Banddr 8I
Russell Poole (ed.) 2012, ‘Eyjólfr dáðaskáld, Bandadrápa 8’ 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. 467.
hjaldr ‘a battle’
hauldar ‘freeholders’
hlunn ‘of the roller’
hlunnr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): roller < hlunnvigg (noun n.): roller-steed
kennings
gæti-Njǫrðr hlunnviggs,‘protecting-Njǫrðr of the roller-horse, ’
= SEAFARER
the roller-horse, → SHIP
protecting-Njǫrðr of the SHIP → SEAFARER
hlunn ‘of the roller’
hlunnr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): roller < hlunnvigg (noun n.): roller-steed
kennings
gæti-Njǫrðr hlunnviggs,‘protecting-Njǫrðr of the roller-horse, ’
= SEAFARER
the roller-horse, → SHIP
protecting-Njǫrðr of the SHIP → SEAFARER
kennings
gæti-Njǫrðr hlunnviggs,‘protecting-Njǫrðr of the roller-horse, ’
= SEAFARER
the roller-horse, → SHIP
protecting-Njǫrðr of the SHIP → SEAFARER
kennings
gæti-Njǫrðr hlunnviggs,‘protecting-Njǫrðr of the roller-horse, ’
= SEAFARER
the roller-horse, → SHIP
protecting-Njǫrðr of the SHIP → SEAFARER
í ‘into’
bý ‘the town’
[2] bý: bœ F, J1ˣ, J2ˣ
runnu ‘ran’
kennings
gæti-Njǫrðr hlunnviggs,‘protecting-Njǫrðr of the roller-horse, ’
= SEAFARER
the roller-horse, → SHIP
protecting-Njǫrðr of the SHIP → SEAFARER
Njǫrðr ‘Njǫrðr’
kennings
gæti-Njǫrðr hlunnviggs,‘protecting-Njǫrðr of the roller-horse, ’
= SEAFARER
the roller-horse, → SHIP
protecting-Njǫrðr of the SHIP → SEAFARER
við ‘against’
Gauta ‘the Gautar’
Gunn ‘Rejoicing’
gunnr (noun f.): battle < gunnblíðr (adj.): battle-joyful
[4] Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan: abbrev. as ‘gunnbl. og r. s.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.g. b. ok r. s.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
blíðr ‘in battle’
[4] Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan: abbrev. as ‘gunnbl. og r. s.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.g. b. ok r. s.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
ok ‘and’
[4] Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan: abbrev. as ‘gunnbl. og r. s.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.g. b. ok r. s.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
ræðr ‘rules’
ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
[4] Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan: abbrev. as ‘gunnbl. og r. s.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.g. b. ok r. s.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ; ræðr: réð F
síðan ‘since then’
[4] Gunnblíðr ok ræðr síðan: abbrev. as ‘gunnbl. og r. s.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.g. b. ok r. s.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
hildar ‘of battle’
kennings
Ôss hildar‘The god of battle ’
= WARRIOR = Eiríkr
The god of battle → WARRIOR = Eiríkr
notes
[5, 7] ôss hildar ‘the god of battle [WARRIOR = Eiríkr]’: This unusual kenning, with a generic name for ‘deity’ rather than the name of a specific god, may be in emulation of Eskál Vell 31/3 (de Vries 1964-7, I, 183).
skerði ‘’
frið ‘the peace’
mǫnnum ‘for men’
ôss ‘The god’
kennings
Ôss hildar‘The god of battle ’
= WARRIOR = Eiríkr
The god of battle → WARRIOR = Eiríkr
notes
[5, 7] ôss hildar ‘the god of battle [WARRIOR = Eiríkr]’: This unusual kenning, with a generic name for ‘deity’ rather than the name of a specific god, may be in emulation of Eskál Vell 31/3 (de Vries 1964-7, I, 183).
of ‘across’
notes
[7] allar sýslur ‘all districts’: Finnur Jónsson (in Hkr 1893-1901, IV and Skj B), takes this as a specific reference to Aðalsýsla and Eysýsla, following Hkr (see Context to st. 7), and hence understands allr as ‘the whole of’, comparing Lat. totus. But it is possible that the identification of two specific sýslur represents a later rationalisation in Hkr (ÍF 26; cf. Fidjestøl 1982, 113) and that Eiríkr should be envisaged as raiding the districts of Estonia on a more extensive basis. Aðalsýsla is understood as Co(u)rland (Latvian Kurzeme), the peninsula to the west of the Gulf of Riga, by CPB (II, 52).
notes
[7] allar sýslur ‘all districts’: Finnur Jónsson (in Hkr 1893-1901, IV and Skj B), takes this as a specific reference to Aðalsýsla and Eysýsla, following Hkr (see Context to st. 7), and hence understands allr as ‘the whole of’, comparing Lat. totus. But it is possible that the identification of two specific sýslur represents a later rationalisation in Hkr (ÍF 26; cf. Fidjestøl 1982, 113) and that Eiríkr should be envisaged as raiding the districts of Estonia on a more extensive basis. Aðalsýsla is understood as Co(u)rland (Latvian Kurzeme), the peninsula to the west of the Gulf of Riga, by CPB (II, 52).
Jarl ‘Jarl’
jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl
[8] Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli: so F, abbrev. as ‘jarl gu⸜o⸝ð v. h.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.j. g. h.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
goð ‘god’
goð (noun n.): (pagan) god < goðvarðr (adj.): god-defended
[8] Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli: so F, abbrev. as ‘jarl gu⸜o⸝ð v. h.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.j. g. h.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
vǫrðu ‘defended’
2. -varðr (adj.): [protected] < goðvarðr (adj.): god-defended
[8] Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli: so F, abbrev. as ‘jarl gu⸜o⸝ð v. h.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.j. g. h.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
hjarli ‘land’
[8] Jarl goðvǫrðu hjarli: so F, abbrev. as ‘jarl gu⸜o⸝ð v. h.’ Kˣ, abbrev. as ‘.j. g. h.’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ
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Ôttuð hjaldr, þars hauldar, |
You had a battle against the Gautar, protecting-Njǫrðr <god> of the roller-horse [SHIP > SEAFARER], where freeholders ran into the town. Rejoicing in battle and rules since then … The god of battle [WARRIOR = Eiríkr] went with the war-shield across all districts; he diminished the peace for men. Jarl god-defended land …
As for st. 7.
Lines 4 and 8 belong to the klofastef ‘split refrain’ and stand outside the syntax of the stanza; see st. 9 and Notes.
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