HSt Rst 3I
Rolf Stavnem (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 3’ 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. 900.
text and translation
Senn ǫll síðan runnu
snekkjubǫrð ór Gǫrðum
hermǫrg hôla tǫrguð
hildings und gram mildum.
Vestrlǫnd, virða kindir,
verfôkum lét herjat
aldyggr arfi Tryggva
Óláfr, ok klauf stôlum.
Síðan runnu hermǫrg snekkjubǫrð hildings, hôla tǫrguð, ǫll senn ór Gǫrðum und mildum gram. {Aldyggr arfi Tryggva}, Óláfr, lét herjat vestrlǫnd {verfôkum}, ok klauf kindir virða stôlum.
‘Then a great many ship-stems of the prince, splendidly equipped with shields, sped from Russia all at the same time, under the generous ruler. The most excellent heir of Tryggvi [= Óláfr], Óláfr, harried the western lands with sea-steeds [SHIPS] and slashed the sons of men with steel weapons. ’
notes and context
Óláfr sails from Russia to Denmark, then crosses the sea west to the British Isles.
readings
- [3] hermǫrg: ‘herding’ 62, ‘hergín’ Flat
- [3] tǫrguð: so 61, 54, Bb(22va), ‘tiorgod’ Bb(111va), 53, 62, ‘urgut’ Flat
- [4] und: um Flat
- [6] lét: réð 61, 53, 54, Flat, reið 62
- [8] ok: of 53, 54, Bb(22va), om. Flat
- [8] stôlum: straumi 54, Bb(22va)
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*) — 111va/27 - 111va/31
imagesSenn ǫll síðan runnu
snekkjubǫrð ór Gǫrðum
hermǫrg hôla †tiorgod†
hildings und gram mildum.
Vestrlǫnd, virða kindir,
verfôkum lét herjat
aldyggr arfi Tryggva
Óláfr, ok klauf stôlum.Senn oll sidan rvnnv sneckiv borð or | gavrdvm . hermorg hala tiorgoð hilldíngs vn | d gram milldvm . vestr lond virda kíndir verfá | kvm lét heriat aldygr arfi trygva olafr | ok klꜹf stalvm.
(VEÞ)
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AM 61 fol (61) — 16vb/23 - 16vb/26
imagesSenn ǫll síðan runnu
snekkjubǫrð ór Gǫrðum
hermǫrg hôla tǫrguð
hildings und gram mildum.
Vestrlǫnd, virða kindir,
verfôkum réð herjat
aldyggr arfi Tryggva
Óláfr, ok klauf stôlum.Seɴ aull siþan runnu . sneckiu borð or go᷎rðum . her m?or?g hꜳ | la to᷎rgut . hilldings vnd gram milldum . vestr lo᷎nd virða kíndir | ver fakum reð heriat . aldyggr arfi tryggva . olafr ok klauf sta | lum.
(VEÞ)
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AM 53 fol (53) — 15ra/35 - 15ra/38
imagesSenn ǫll síðan runnu
snekkjubǫrð ór Gǫrðum
hermǫrg hôla †tiorgod†
hildings und gram mildum.
Vestrlǫnd, virða kindir,
verfôkum réð herjat
aldyggr arfi Tryggva
Óláfr, of klauf stôlum.Senn oll sidan runnu | sneckiu bord or gordum hermorg hála tiorgut . hilldings | vnd gram milldum . vestr lond virda kindir . verfákum | red heriat aldyɢr arfi tryɢva . olafr of klauf stálum. |
(VEÞ)
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AM 54 fol (54) — 12ra/24 - 12ra/28
imagesSenn ǫll síðan runnu
snekkjubǫrð ór Gǫrðum
hermǫrg hôla tǫrguð
hildings und gram mildum.
Vestrlǫnd, virða kindir,
verfôkum réð herjat
aldyggr arfi Tryggva
Óláfr, of klauf straumi.Senn | aull sidan runnv · sneckiu bord or gaurdum · herm | org hála torgud · hilldíngs vnd gram milldum · vest | rlond virda kindir · verfakum red heriat · aldyggr | arfui tryggua · olafr ofklauf straumí ·
(VEÞ)
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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb*) — 22va/1 - 22va/4
imagesSenn ǫll síðan runnu
snekkjubǫrð ór Gǫrðum
hermǫrg hôla tǫrguð
hildings und gram mildum.
Vestrlǫnd, virða kindir,
verfôkum lét herjat
aldyggr arfi Tryggva
Óláfr, of klauf straumi.Senn o᷎ll sidan runno sneckíu bord or go᷎rdum . herm | o᷎rg hala torguth hilldings vnd gram mildum . vestr | lo᷎nd virda kíndir ver fakum let heríat alldygr arfí | tryggua Olafr of klauf straumí.
(VEÞ)
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AM 62 fol (62) — 9va/11 - 9va/14
imagesSenn ǫll síðan runnu
snekkjubǫrð ór Gǫrðum
†herding† hôla †tiorgod†
hildings und gram mildum.
Vestrlǫnd, virða kindir,
verfôkum reið herjat
aldyggr arfi Tryggva
Óláfr, ok klauf stôlum.Senn ǫll sidan rvnnv sneckio bǫrd or gǫrdvm | herding hala tíorgvd hilldings vnd gram milldvm vestr | lǫnd virda kindir ver fakvm reid heríad aldyggr arfí | tryggva olafr ok klavf stalvm ·
(VEÞ)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 16ra/39 - 16ra/41
imagesSenn ǫll síðan runnu
snekkjubǫrð ór Gǫrðum
†hergín† hôla †urgut†
hildings um gram mildum.
Vestrlǫnd, virða kindir,
verfôkum réð herjat
aldyggr arfi Tryggva
Óláfr, klauf stôlum.Senn o᷎ll sidan ʀunnu snekkiu bavrd or gaurdum hergín | hala urgut hilldings vm gram milldum uestr lond uirda kíndir verfakum | ʀed heriat aldyggr arfui tryggua olafr klauf stalum ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 152r - 152r
images
editions and texts
Skj: Hallar-Steinn, 1. Rekstefja 4: AI, 544, BI, 526, Skald I, 256, NN §§2093, 3396A; ÓT 1958-2000, I, 159 (ch. 77), Flat 1860-8, I, 119; SHI 3, 246-7, CPB II, 296, Wisén 1886-9, I, 46, Finnur Jónsson 1893b, 164, Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, I, 195-9.
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