Heimskringla, Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar in Heimskringla 14

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ÓTC ch. 14

Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar in Heimskringla 14 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (ÓTC ch. 14)

Heimskringla Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar in Heimskringla

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

Gull-Haraldur kom til Háls í Limafirði. Bauð hann þegar
Haraldi gráfeld til orustu. En þótt Haraldur hefði lið minna
þá gekk hann þegar á land og bjóst til orustu, fylkti liði
sínu. En áður fylkingar gengu saman þá eggjar Haraldur
gráfeldur hart lið sitt og bað þá bregða sverðum, hljóp þegar
fram í öndverða fylking og hjó til beggja handa.

Svo segir Glúmur Geirason í Gráfeldardrápu:

Mælti mætra hjalta

málm-Óðinn sá, blóði,

þróttar orð, er þorði

þjóðum völl að rjóða.

Víðlendr um bað vinda

verðung Haraldr sverðum,

frægt þótti það flotnum

fylkis orð, að morði.

Þar féll Haraldur gráfeldur.

Svo segir Glúmur Geirason:

Varð á víðu borði

viggjum hollr að liggja

gætir Glamma sóta

garðs Eylima fjarðar.

Sendir féll á sandi

sævar báls að Hálsi.

Olli jöfra spjalli

orðheppinn því morði.

Þar féll flest lið Haralds konungs með honum. Þar féll
Arinbjörn hersir.

Þá var liðið frá falli Hákonar Aðalsteinsfóstra fimmtán vetur
en frá falli Sigurðar Hlaðajarls þrettán vetur.

Svo segir Ari prestur Þorgilsson að Hákon jarl væri þrettán
vetur yfir föðurleifð sinni í Þrándheimi áður Haraldur
gráfeldur féll en sex vetur hina síðustu er Haraldur
gráfeldur lifði segir Ari að Gunnhildarsynir og Hákon börðust
og stukku ýmsir úr landi.

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