Hskv Hardr 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Halldórr skvaldri, Haraldsdrápa 1’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 493.
Magnús ‘Magnús’
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2. Magnús (noun m.): Magnús
fekk ‘got’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
miklu ‘much’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
margs ‘the advantage of a large’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
gengis ‘following’
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gengi (noun n.): support, following
lengri ‘more extended’
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langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long
[2] lengri: lengi Hr
valr ‘carrion’
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1. valr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ir): corpse, the slain
[3] valr: vallr E, H, ‘valid’ Hr
nam ‘began’
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1. nema (verb): to take
vǫll ‘the field’
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vǫllr (noun m.; °vallar, dat. velli; vellir acc. vǫllu/velli): plain, field
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
hylja ‘cover’
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2. hylja (verb): to bury, cover, inhume
fylkingar ‘of troops’
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fylking (noun f.): troop < fylkingararmr (noun m.)
notes
[4] fylkingararma ‘ranks of troops’: See also Hharð Lv 1/1 and Note.
arma ‘ranks’
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1. armr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): arm < fylkingararmr (noun m.)
notes
[4] fylkingararma ‘ranks of troops’: See also Hharð Lv 1/1 and Note.
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The helmingr describes the battle of Färlev.
According to Hkr (ÍF 28, 280-1), Magnús’s army numbered 7,200 men, whereas Haraldr only had 1,800 warriors. Magnús marshalled his troops so that the wings of his army surrounded the forces of Haraldr.
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