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SnSt, Skm ch. 60

Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 60 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (SnSt, Skm ch. 60)

Snorri SturlusonSkáldskaparmál
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Hvernig skal kenna orrostu? Svá, at kalla veðr vápna eða hlífa eða Óðins eða valkyrju eða herkonunga eða gný eða glym. Svá kvað Hornklofi:


Háði gramr, þar er gnúðu,

geira hregg við seggi,

rauðr fnýstu ben blóði,

bengögl at dyn Sköglar.


Svá kvað Eyvindr:


Ok sá halr

at Háars veðri

hösvan serk

hrísgrímnis bar.


Svá kvað Bersi:


Þótta ek, þá er æri,

ár, sagt er þat, várum,

hæfr at Hlakkar drífu

hyrrunnum vel gunnar.


Svá kvað Einarr:


Glymvindi lætr Göndlar,

gnestr hörr, taka mestum

Hildar segl, Þar er hagli,

hraustr þengill, drífr strengjar.


sem kvað Einarr skálaglamm:


Né sigbjarka serkir

sómmiðjungum rómu

Hárs við Högna skúrir

hléðut fast of séðir.


Svá sem hér:


Odda gnýs við æsi

oddnets þinul setja.


Ok enn þetta:


Hnigu fjandr at glym Göndlar

grams und arnar hramma.

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