Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 65

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SnSt, Skm ch. 65

Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 65 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (SnSt, Skm ch. 65)

Snorri Sturluson Skáldskaparmál

64 65 66

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable.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

Hvernig skal Krist kenna? Svá, at kalla hann skapara himins ok jarðar, engla ok sólar, stýranda heims ok himinríkis ok engla, konung himna ok sólar ok engla ok Jórsala ok Jórdánar ok Gríklands, ráðandi postula ok heilagra manna. Forn skáld hafa kennt hann við Urðarbrunn ok Róm, sem kvað Eilífr Guðrúnarson:

Setbergs, kveða sitja

sunnr at Urðarbrunni,

svá hefir rammr konungr remmðan

Róms banda sig löndum.

Svá kvað Skafti Þóroddsson:

Máttr er munka dróttins

mestr, aflar goð flestu.

Kristr skóp ríkr ok reisti

Rúms höll veröld alla.

Himna konungr, sem Markús kvað:

Gramr skóp grund ok himna

glyggranns sem her dyggvan,

einn stillir má öllu

aldar Kristr of valda.

Svá kvað Eilifr kúlnasveinn:

Hróts lýtr helgum krúzi

heims ferð ok lið beima.

Sönn er en öll dýrð önnur

einn sólkonungr hreinni.

Máríu sonr, enn sem Eilífr kvað:

Hirð lýtr himna, dýrðar,

hvein Máríu sveini,

mátt vinnr mildingr dróttar,

maðr er hann ok goð, sannan.

Engla konungr, enn sem Eilífr kvað:

Máttr er en menn of hyggi

mætr goðs vinar betri.

Þó er engla gramr öllu

örr helgari ok dýrri.

Jórdánar konungr, sem kvað Sighvatr:

Endr réð engla senda

Jórdánar gramr fjóra,

fors þó hans á hersi

heilagt skoft, ór lofti.

Grikkja konungr, sem Arnórr kvað:

Bænir hefi ek fyr beini

bragna falls við snjallan

Grikkja vörð ok Garða.

Gjöf launak svá jöfri.

Svá kvað Eilífr kúlnasveinn:

Himins dýrð lofar hölða,

hann er alls konungr, stilli.

Hér kallaði hann fyrst Krist konung manna ok annat sinn alls konung. Enn kvað Einarr Skúlason:

Lét, sá er landfolks gætir,

líknbjartr himinríki

ungeypnandi opna

alls heims fyr gram snjöllum.

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