Edith Marold (ed.) 2012, ‘Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, Vellekla 35’ 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. 327.
Fjallvǫnðum gaf fylli,
(fullr varð) en spjǫr gullu,
herstefnandi hrǫfnum
(hrafn á ylgjar tafni).
{Herstefnandi} gaf fjallvǫnðum hrǫfnum fylli, en spjǫr gullu; hrafn varð fullr á {tafni ylgjar}.
‘The army-summoner [RULER] gave the mountain-accustomed ravens their fill, and spears resounded; the raven was sated on the prey of the she-wolf [CORPSE]. ’
This helmingr is the first example cited in a passage on names for ‘raven’ in both SnE (Skm) and LaufE.
The very general content of the stanza makes it unclear whether it even belongs to Vell or has any relation to the battle against the Jómsvíkingar; see Introduction.
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
fiallvonðvm gaf fylli fvllr | varð en spior gvllv her stefnanði hravfnvm hrafn aylgiar tafni.
(KS)
Fjallvǫnðum gaf fylli,
(fullr varð) en spjǫr gullu,
hré-stefnandi hrǫfnum
(hrafn á ylgjar †tanni†).
Fjallvǫnðum gaf fylli,
(fyllr varð) en spjǫr gullu,
hræ-stefnandi hrafna
(hrafn á ylgjar tafni).
Fiallvø̨ndvm | gaf fylli fyllr varð ænn spiø̨r gvllv hræ stæfnandi hramna hrafn a ylgiar tafni . |
(VEÞ)
Fjallvǫnðum gaf fylli,
(fullr varð) en spjǫr gullu,
hré-†-stef(na)nd[...] [...]efna†
(hrafn á ylgjar tafni).
Fjallvǫnðum gaf fylli,
(fullr varð) en spjǫr gullu,
herstefnandi hrefna
(hrafn á ylgjar tafni).
Fjallvǫnðum gaf fylli,
(fyllr varð) en †spier† gullu,
hræ-stefnandi hrafna
(hrafn á ylgjar tafni).
Fjallvǫnðum gaf fylli,
(fyllr varð) en †spier† gullu,
hræ-stefnandi hrafna
(hrafn á ylgjar tafni).
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