Eskál Vell 35I
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].
Mss: R(37v), Tˣ(39v), U(40v), A(14r), B(6v), C(7r), 744ˣ(44v) (SnE); 743ˣ(74v), 2368ˣ(95) (LaufE)
Readings: [2] fullr: fyllr A, 743ˣ, 2368ˣ; spjǫr: ‘spier’ 743ˣ, 2368ˣ [3] her‑: hré‑ Tˣ, B, hræ‑ A, 743ˣ, 2368ˣ; ‑stefnandi: ‘‑stef(na)nd[...]’(?) B, stefnandi 744ˣ; hrǫfnum: hrafna A, 743ˣ, 2368ˣ, ‘[...]efna’ B, hrefna 744ˣ [4] tafni: ‘tanni’ Tˣ
Editions: Skj AI, 131, Skj BI, 123-4, Skald I, 69; SnE 1848-87, I, 488, II, 456, 543, 597, SnE 1931, 172, SnE 1998, I, 91; LaufE 1979, 351.
Context: This helmingr is the first example cited in a passage on names for ‘raven’ in both SnE (Skm) and LaufE.
Notes: [All]: 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.
References
- Bibliography
- SnE 1848-87 = Snorri Sturluson. 1848-87. Edda Snorra Sturlusonar: Edda Snorronis Sturlaei. Ed. Jón Sigurðsson et al. 3 vols. Copenhagen: Legatum Arnamagnaeanum. Rpt. Osnabrück: Zeller, 1966.
- Skald = Kock, Ernst Albin, ed. 1946-50. Den norsk-isländska skaldediktningen. 2 vols. Lund: Gleerup.
- LaufE 1979 = Faulkes, Anthony, ed. 1979. Edda Magnúsar Ólafssonar (Laufás Edda). RSÁM 13. Vol. I of Two Versions of Snorra Edda from the 17th Century. Reykjavík: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar, 1977-9.
- SnE 1931 = Snorri Sturluson. 1931. Edda Snorra Sturlusonar. Ed. Finnur Jónsson. Copenhagen: Gyldendal.
- SnE 1998 = Snorri Sturluson. 1998. Edda: Skáldskaparmál. Ed. Anthony Faulkes. 2 vols. University College London: Viking Society for Northern Research.
- Internal references
- Edith Marold 2017, ‘Snorra Edda (Prologue, Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál)’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols [check printed volume for citation].
- (forthcoming), ‘ Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=112> (accessed 24 April 2024)
- Edith Marold with the assistance of Vivian Busch, Jana Krüger, Ann-Dörte Kyas and Katharina Seidel, translated from German by John Foulks 2012, ‘ Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, Vellekla’ 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. 280. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1181> (accessed 24 April 2024)
- (forthcoming), ‘ Unattributed, Laufás Edda’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=10928> (accessed 24 April 2024)
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