HSt Rst 23I
Rolf Stavnem (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 23’ 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. 924.
text and translation
Hvasst skaut — hlífar brustu —
hildingr ór lyptingu
síðan (seint mun eyðask)
sóknstrangr (Drekinn langi).
Unnelds yppirunnum
engi kann enn * lengi
heg*ju hilmis seg*ja.
Hollr ok fremstr at ǫllu.
Síðan skaut sóknstrangr hildingr hvasst ór lyptingu; hlífar brustu; seint mun Drekinn langi eyðask. Engi kann enn * lengi seg*ja {yppirunnum {unnelds}} heg*ju hilmis. Hollr ok fremstr at ǫllu …
‘Then the attack-strong ruler [Óláfr] shot fiercely from the raised deck; shields shattered; late will Drekinn langi (‘the Long Serpent’) be cleared [of men]. No one can still for a long time tell the lifting trees of wave-fire [GOLD > MEN] about the condition of the ruler. Faithful and foremost in all things … ’
notes and context
Only the first helmingr is in ÓT, and it follows a description of the battle that now rages on Ormr inn langi, with Óláfr hurling spears from the raised deck.
[8]: This is the final appearance of the split refrain, on which see Note to st. 9/8. The line is abbreviated in the ms., but the full version is supplied from st. 11/8.
readings
- [3] seint mun: sýnt nam 61, 53, Flat
- [4] Drekinn: so 61, Flat, Ormr inn Bb(112ra), 53, 54, ‘o⸜r⸝nnr hin’ Bb(101vb)
- [6] *: svá Bb(112ra)
- [7] heg*ju: heggju Bb(112ra)
- [7] seg*ja: seggja Bb(112ra)
- [8] Hollr ok fremstr at ǫllu: abbrev. as ‘hol(lr) ok f[…]o’ (?) Bb(112ra)
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.
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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb*) — 112ra/35 - 112ra/38
imagesHvasst skaut — hlífar brustu —
hildingr ór lyptingu
síðan (seint mun eyðask)
sóknstrangr (Ormr inn langi).
Unnelds yppirunnum
engi kann enn svá lengi
heggju hilmis seggja.
.Hvast skꜹt hlifar brvstv . hilldíngr or lyptíngv . sí | dan se?i?nt mvn eydaz soknstrangr ormr hínn lan | gi . Vnn eldz yppi rvnnvm eíngi kann enn sva leíngi | heggio hilmís seggia . holk ok f o ||
(VEÞ)
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AM 61 fol (61) — 68vb/23 - 68vb/25
imagesHvasst skaut — hlífar brustu —
hildingr ór lyptingu
síðan (sýnt nam eyðask)
sóknstrangr (Drekinn langi).
Unnelds yppirunnum
engi kann enn * lengi
heg*ju hilmis seg*ja.
Hollr ok fremstr at ǫllu.Hvast skavt hlifar | brustu . hilldingr or lyptingv . siþan synt nam eyþaz . sokn strangr dre | kinn langi.
(VEÞ)
-
AM 53 fol (53) — 65ra/29 - 65ra/31
imagesHvasst skaut — hlífar brustu —
hildingr ór lyptingu
síðan (sýnt nam eyðask)
sóknstrangr (Ormr inn langi).
Unnelds yppirunnum
engi kann enn * lengi
heg*ju hilmis seg*ja.
Hollr ok fremstr at ǫllu.Huast skaut hlífar br | ustu · hilldingr or lyftíngu · sidan synt nam eyðaz | soknstrangr ormrínn langí ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 54 fol (54) — 66rb/24 - 66rb/26
imagesHvasst skaut — hlífar brustu —
hildingr ór lyptingu
síðan (seint mun eyðask)
sóknstrangr (Ormr inn langi).
Unnelds yppirunnum
engi kann enn * lengi
heg*ju hilmis seg*ja.
Hollr ok fremstr at ǫllu.H | uast skaut hlifar brustu · hilldíngr or lyptíngv | sidan seínt mun eydaz · soknstrangr ormrinn langi |
(VEÞ)
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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb*) — 101vb/35 - 101vb/37 [1-4]
imagesHvasst skaut — hlífar brustu —
hildingr ór lyptingu
síðan (seint mun eyðask)
sóknstrangr (†o⸜r⸝nnr hin† langi).
Unnelds yppirunnum
engi kann enn * lengi
heg*ju hilmis seg*ja.
Hollr ok fremstr at ǫllu.Hvast skꜹt hlifar brus | tv hilldíngr or lyptíngv . sidan seint mun eydazt | soknstrangr o⸌r⸍nnr hín langi.
(VEÞ)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 65va/33 - 65va/34
imagesHvasst skaut — hlífar brustu —
hildingr ór lyptingu
síðan (sýnt nam eyðask)
sóknstrangr (Drekinn langi).
Unnelds yppirunnum
engi kann enn * lengi
heg*ju hilmis seg*ja.
Hollr ok fremstr at ǫllu.Huast skaut hlifar brustu hilldingrór | lyptingu sidan synt nam eydazst soknn strangr drekinn langí ·
(VEÞ)
editions and texts
Skj: Hallar-Steinn, 1. Rekstefja 23: AI, 549, BI, 531, Skald I, 258; ÓT 1958-2000, II, 284-5 (ch. 255), Flat 1860-8, I, 491; SHI 3, 260-1, CPB II, 298, Wisén 1886-9, I, 49, Finnur Jónsson 1893b, 164, Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, I, 262-4.
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