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Hskv Hardr 2^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Halldórr skvaldri, Haraldsdrápa 2’ 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. 494.

Halldórr skvaldri Haraldsdrápa

Harð ‘of the strong ’

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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh < harðél (noun n.): [strong storms]

kennings

Herðir harðéla Haddings,
‘Strengthener of the strong storms of Haddingr, ’
= WARRIOR
the strong storms of Haddingr, → BATTLE
Strengthener of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

Harð ‘of the strong ’

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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh < harðél (noun n.): [strong storms]

kennings

Herðir harðéla Haddings,
‘Strengthener of the strong storms of Haddingr, ’
= WARRIOR
the strong storms of Haddingr, → BATTLE
Strengthener of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

éla ‘storms’

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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm < harðél (noun n.): [strong storms]

kennings

Herðir harðéla Haddings,
‘Strengthener of the strong storms of Haddingr, ’
= WARRIOR
the strong storms of Haddingr, → BATTLE
Strengthener of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

éla ‘storms’

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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm < harðél (noun n.): [strong storms]

kennings

Herðir harðéla Haddings,
‘Strengthener of the strong storms of Haddingr, ’
= WARRIOR
the strong storms of Haddingr, → BATTLE
Strengthener of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

lézt ‘’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

herðir ‘Strengthener’

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herðir (noun m.): sword

kennings

Herðir harðéla Haddings,
‘Strengthener of the strong storms of Haddingr, ’
= WARRIOR
the strong storms of Haddingr, → BATTLE
Strengthener of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

Haddings ‘of Haddingr’

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Haddingr (noun m.): Haddingr

kennings

Herðir harðéla Haddings,
‘Strengthener of the strong storms of Haddingr, ’
= WARRIOR
the strong storms of Haddingr, → BATTLE
Strengthener of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

Haddings ‘of Haddingr’

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Haddingr (noun m.): Haddingr

kennings

Herðir harðéla Haddings,
‘Strengthener of the strong storms of Haddingr, ’
= WARRIOR
the strong storms of Haddingr, → BATTLE
Strengthener of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

jó ‘horseback’

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jór (noun m.): stallion, steed

tradda ‘you traversed’

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troða (verb): tread

glaðr ‘the cheerful’

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2. glaðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): cheerful, glad

tók ‘received’

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2. taka (verb): take

gramr ‘ruler [= Magnús]’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

við ‘’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

hauðri ‘the land’

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hauðr (noun n.): earth, ground

grund ‘the ground’

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grund (noun f.): earth, land

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

Eireks ‘with Eiríkr’

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Eiríkr (noun m.): Eiríkr

notes

[4] Eireks ‘Eiríkr’: Eiríkr eymuni Eiríksson (r. 1134-7) was the illegitimate son of Eiríkr Sveinsson of Denmark (see Mark Eirdr).

fundar ‘the meeting’

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fundr (noun m.): discovery, meeting

Fekk ‘gave’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

sás ‘who’

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sás (conj.): the one who

fremstr ‘outstanding’

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framr (adj.; °compar. framari/fremri, superl. framastr/fremstr): outstanding, foremost

vas ‘was’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

miklu ‘indeed’

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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

fljótmæltr ‘The eloquent’

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fljótmæltr (adj.): swift-spoken, eloquent

kennings

Fljótmæltr konungr Jóta,
‘The eloquent king of the Jótar, ’
= DANISH KING = Eiríkr
The eloquent king of the Jótar, → DANISH KING = Eiríkr

konungr ‘king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

kennings

Fljótmæltr konungr Jóta,
‘The eloquent king of the Jótar, ’
= DANISH KING = Eiríkr
The eloquent king of the Jótar, → DANISH KING = Eiríkr

Jóta ‘of the Jótar’

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Jóti (noun m.; °; -ar): one of the Jótar

kennings

Fljótmæltr konungr Jóta,
‘The eloquent king of the Jótar, ’
= DANISH KING = Eiríkr
The eloquent king of the Jótar, → DANISH KING = Eiríkr

réð ‘ruled’

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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide

Hollseta ‘of the Holsteiners’

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Hollseta (noun f.): [Holsteiners]

[7] Hollseta: Hollsetu F

kennings

hræðir Hollseta
‘the terrifier of the Holsteiners ’
= Eiríkr
the terrifier of the Holsteiners → Eiríkr

notes

[7] Hollseta ‘of the Holsteiners’: This is the gen. pl. of Hollsetar ‘the Holsteiners’ i.e. the people of Holstein (Hollsetaland or Holtsetaland). According to Adam of Bremen (ed. Schmeidler 1917, 72), these people received their name from the forests near which they lived: Holcetae, dicti a silvis, quas accolunt (cf. ON holt ‘forest’). Hollsetu (so F) must be a scribal error. Holstein is a state in present-day North Germany.

hræðir ‘the terrifier’

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hræðir (noun m.): [terrifier]

kennings

hræðir Hollseta
‘the terrifier of the Holsteiners ’
= Eiríkr
the terrifier of the Holsteiners → Eiríkr

hraust ‘a valiant’

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hraustr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): strong, valiant

gengi ‘following’

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gengi (noun n.): support, following

þér ‘you’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

drengja ‘of warriors’

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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior

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After the Battle of Färlev (see st. 1 above), Magnús ruled Norway and Haraldr fled to King Eiríkr eymuni Eiríksson of Denmark (d. 1137).

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