Hskv Hardr 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Halldórr skvaldri, Haraldsdrápa 3’ 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, pp. 494-5.
text and translation
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
illa helt of stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
vígs — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars fjanda
(húsþinga galt) hengja
(hrannbáls glǫtuðr mála).
Ásbjǫrn, sás helt illa orðum of stilli, varð at stíga í Sarp; gramr fœðir {val vígs} víða. Gramr lét hengja Nereið á {grimman grandmeið {fjanda Sigars}}; {glǫtuðr {hrannbáls}} galt mála húsþinga.
‘Ásbjǫrn, who kept poor control of his words about the ruler, had to plunge into Sarpfossen; the lord feeds the falcon of slaughter [RAVEN/EAGLE] far and wide. The lord had Nereiðr hanged on the grim harm-tree of Sigarr’s <legendary king’s> enemy [= Hagbarðr > GALLOWS]; the destroyer of wave-fire [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN] paid for his speeches at the assemblies.’
notes and context
After returning to Norway from Denmark, Haraldr executed two of Magnús’s district chieftains in Sarpsborg.
readings
- [2] of: so 39, F, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H, við Kˣ, Hr
- [4] vígs: víg 39
- [6] fjanda: branda F
- [7] hengja: hringa 42ˣ
- [8] hrannbáls: ‘hrandals’ 42ˣ, hrafnbáls H
- [8] glǫtuðr: so all others, glǫtuð Kˣ
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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AM 63 folx (Kx) — 631r/13 - 631r/20
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
images
illa helt við stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
vígs — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars fjanda
(húsþinga galt) hengja
(hrannbáls glǫtuð mála). -
AM 39 fol (39) — 41vb/5 - 41vb/5
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
images
illa helt of stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
víg — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars fjanda
(húsþinga galt) hengja
(hrannbáls glǫtuðr mála). -
AM 45 fol (F) — 67va/20 - 67va/23
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
images
illa helt of stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
vígs — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars branda
(húsþinga galt) hengja
(hrannbáls glǫtuðr mála). -
AM 47 fol (E) — 48r/9 - 48r/11
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
images
illa helt of stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
vígs — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars fjanda
(húsþinga galt) hengja
(hrannbáls glǫtuðr mála). -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 338r/6 - 338r/13
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
images
illa helt of stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
vígs — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars fjanda
(húsþinga galt) hengja
(hrannbáls glǫtuðr mála). -
AM 42 folx (42x) — 33r/4 - 33r/4
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
images
illa helt of stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
vígs — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars fjanda
(húsþinga galt) hringa
(†hrandals† glǫtuðr mála). -
AM 66 fol (H) — 114r/21 - 114r/21
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
images
illa helt of stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
vígs — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars fjanda
(húsþinga galt) hengja
(hrafnbáls glǫtuðr mála). -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 75rb/32 - 75rb/36
Ásbjǫrn varð, sás orðum
images
illa helt við stilli,
— gramr fœðir val víða
vígs — í Sarp at stíga.
Nereið lét gramr á grimman
grandmeið Sigars fjanda
(húsþinga galt) hengja
(hrannbáls glǫtuðr mála).
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