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SnSt, Skm ch. 77

Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 77 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (SnSt, Skm ch. 77)

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable.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


Hver eru elds heiti? Svá sem hér er:


Eldr brennat sjá sjaldan,

svíðr dyggr jöfurr byggðir,

blása rönn fyr ræsi

reyk, er Magnús kveykvir.


Logi, sem Valgarðr kvað:


Snarla skaut ór sóti,

sveyk of hús ok reykir

stóðu stopðir síðan,

steinóðr logi glóðum.


Bál, sem hér er:


Haki var brenndr á báli,

þar er brimslóðir óðu.


Glæðr, sem Grani kvað:


Glæðr hygg ek Glamma slóðar,

gramr eldi svá, felldu.


Eisa, sem Atli kvað:


Öx rýðsk, eisur vaxa,

allmörg, loga hallir,

hús brenna, gim geisar,

góðmennit fellr blóði.


Hér er ok gim gallat eldrinn. Eimr, sem hér er:


Brunnu allvalds inni,

eldr, hygg ek, at sal felldi,

eimr skaut á her hrími,

halfgör við Nið sjalfa.


Hyrr, sem Arnórr kvað:


Eymðit ráð við Rauma

reiðr Eydana meiðir.

Heit dvínuðu Heina,

hyrr gerði þá kyrra.


Funi, sem Einarr kvað:


Funi kyndisk fljótt,

en flýði skjótt

Hísingar herr,

sá er hafði verr.


Brími, sem Valgarðr kvað:


Bjartr sveimaði brími,

brutu víkingar fíkjum,

vísa styrks of virki,

varp sorg á mey, borgar.


Leygr, sem Halldórr skvaldri kvað:


Ér knáttuð þar þeira,

þú vart aldrigi, skjaldar

leygr þau of sjöt, sigri

sviptr, gersimum skipta.

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