Gamlkan Has 32VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Gamli kanóki, Harmsól 32’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 100-1.
text and translation
Engr mun alls á þingi
ísheims vesa þvísa
jóskreytandi ítrum
óttalauss fyr dróttni,
éla vangs þvít englar
jǫfurs skjalfa þá sjalfir
— ógn tekr môttug magnask —
mæts við ugg ok hræzlu.
{Alls engr {{ísheims} jó}skreytandi} mun vesa óttalauss fyr ítrum dróttni á þvísa þingi, þvít sjalfir englar {mæts jǫfurs {vangs éla}} skjalfa þá við ugg ok hræzlu; môttug ógn tekr magnask.
‘Not a single adorner of the horse of the ice-world [(lit. ‘horse-adorner of the ice-world’) SEA > SHIP > SEAFARER] will be fearless before the glorious Lord at this assembly, for the very angels of the worthy king of the field of storms [SKY/HEAVEN > = God] will tremble then with fear and dread; mighty terror will begin to increase.’
notes and context
readings
- [1] Engr: engi B
- [1] þingi: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘þing[...]’ B
- [4] fyr: ‘[...]iri’ B, til 399a‑bˣ
- [4] dróttni: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]rottne’ B
- [8] hræzlu: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘hrę[...]’ B
sources
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.
-
AM 757 a 4° (B) — 13r/2 - 13r/4
imagesengi mun alls á †þing[...]†
ísheims vesa þvísa
jóskreytandi ítrum
óttalauss †[...]iri [...]rottne†,
éla vangs þvít englar
jǫfurs skjalfa þá sjalfir
— ógn tekr môttug magnask —
mæts við ugg ok †hrę[...]†.Einge mun allz a þing… isheims | vera þuisa íoskreytande itrum ótta lauss …iri …rottne ela vanngs þuit einglar io᷎furs skíalfa þa sialfer ogn tekr | mattug magnaz męz vid ugg ok hrę…
(EB)
-
Lbs 444 4°x (444x)
-
JS 399 a-b 4°x (399a-bx)
Engr mun alls á þingi
ísheims vesa þvísa
jóskreytandi ítrum
óttalauss til dróttni,
éla vangs þvít englar
jǫfurs skjalfa þá sjalfir
— ógn tekr môttug magnask —
mæts við ugg ok hræzlu.
editions and texts
Skj: Gamli kanóki, 2. Harmsól 32: AI, 566, BI, 556, Skald I, 270; Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1844, 23, Kempff 1867, 10, Rydberg 1907, 26, Black 1971, 221, Attwood 1996a, 229.
Stanza/chapter/text segment
Use the buttons at the top of the page to navigate between stanzas in a poem.
Information tab
- text: if the stanza has been published, the edited text of the stanza and translation are here; if it hasn't been published an old edition (usually Skj) is given for reference
- sources: a list of the manuscripts or inscriptions containing this stanza, with page and line references and links (eye button) to images where available, and transcription where available
- readings: a list of variant manuscript readings of words in the main text
- editions and texts: a list of editions of the stanza with links to the bibliography; and a list of prose works in which the stanza occurs, allowing you to navigate within the prose context
- notes and context: notes not linked to individual words are given here, along with the account of the prose context for the stanza, where relevant
Interactive tab
The text and translation are given here, with buttons to toggle whether the text is shown in the verse order or prose word order. Clicking on indiviudal words gives dictionary links, variant readings, kennings and notes, where relevant.
Full text tab
This is the text of the edition in a similar format to how the edition appears in the printed volumes.
Chapter/text segment
This view is also used for chapters and other text segments. Not all the headings shown are relevant to such sections.