Edith Marold (ed.) 2017, ‘Eilífr Goðrúnarson, Þórsdrápa 14’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 105.
þars í þróttarhersa
Þornranns hugumbornir
— hlymr varð hellis Kumra —
hringbalka* framm gingu.
List* vas fœrðr í fasta
— friðsein vas þar — hreina
gnípu hlǫðr á greypan
gránhǫtt risa kvánar.
þars hugumbornir gingu framm í hringbalka* {þróttarhersa {Þornranns}}; hlymr {Kumra hellis} varð. {Hlǫðr {hreina gnípu}} vas list* fœrðr í fasta á greypan gránhǫtt {kvánar risa}; þar vas friðsein.
‘when the courageous ones went forwards into the circular rooms of the strength-hersar of the house of Þorn <giant> [CAVE > GIANTS]; the din of the Cumbrians of the cave [GIANTS] arose. The vanquisher of the reindeer of the peak [GIANTS > = Þórr] was cunningly brought into a tight spot upon the horrible grey hat of the wife of the giant [GIANTESS]; there was a prevention of peace.’
See Context to st. 1.
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Þeirs í þróttarhersa
Þornranns hugumbornir
— hlymr varð hellir Kumra —
†hrin-†balkar framm gingu.
listi ferðr í fasta
— friðsein vas þar — hreini
gnípu hlǫðr á greypan
gránhǫtt †res† kvánar.
Þeirs í þróttarhersa
Þornranns hugumbornir
— hlymr varð hellir Kumra —
hrim†[…]lcar† framm gingu.
listi feðr í fasta
— friðsein vas þar — hreini
gnípu hlǫðr á greypan
gránhǫtt †res† kvánar.
Þeirs í þróttarbersa
Þornranns hugumbornir
— hlymr varð hellis Kumra —
†hrin-†balkar framm gingu.
listi feðr í fasta
— friðsein vas þar — hreini
gnípu †hlædr† á greypan
gránhǫtt †res† kvánar.
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