Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 14

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SnSt, Skm ch. 14

Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 14 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (SnSt, Skm ch. 14)

Snorri Sturluson Skáldskaparmál

13 14 15

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable.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 kenna Njörð? Svá, at kalla hann Vana-guð eða Vananið eða Van ok föður Freys ok Freyju, fégjafa guð. Svá segir Þórðr Sjáreksson:

Varð sjalf suna,

nama snotr una,

Kjalarr of tamði,

kváðut Hamði,

Goðrún bani,

goðbrúðr Vani,

heldr vel mara,

hjörleik spara.

Hér er þess getit, er Skaði gekk frá Nirði, sem fyrr er ritat.

14. Freyskenningar

Hvernig skal kenna Frey? Svá, at kalla hann son Njarðar, bróður Freyju ok enn Vanaguð ok Vananið ok Vanr ok árguð ok fégjafa. Svá kvað Egill Skalla-Grímsson:

Því at Grjótbjörn

of gæddan hefir

Freyr ok Njörðr

at féarafli.

Freyr er kallaðr Belja dólgr, svá sem kvað Eyvindr skáldaspillir:

Þá er útröst

jarla bági

Belja dolgs

byggja vildi.

Hann er eigandi Skíðblaðnis ok galtar þess, er Gullinbursti heitir, svá sem hér er sagt:

Ívalda synir

gengu í árdaga

Skíðblaðni at skapa,

skipa bazt,

skírum Frey,

nýtum Njarðar bur.

Svá segir Úlfr Uggason:

Ríðr á börg til borgar

böðfróðr sonar Óðins

Freyr ok folkum stýrir

fyrstr inum gulli byrsta.

Hann heitir ok Slíðrugtanni.

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