Hskv Útdr 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Halldórr skvaldri, Útfarardrápa 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, pp. 484-5.
Ok ‘And’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
fádýrir ‘the ignoble’
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fádýrr (adj.): [ignoble]
notes
[1, 4] fádýrir víkingar ‘the ignoble vikings’: This refers to Sigurðr’s enemies, most likely the Moors. In C11th-12th encomiastic poetry, the term víkingr could have both positive and negative connotations. Bkrepp Magndr 4 (c. 1100) and Þskakk Erldr 3 (c. 1164) use the term negatively to designate the opponents of Magnús berfœttr and Erlingr skakki respectively. In Steinn Óldr 3, however, ‘vikings’ denote the Norw. troops at the battle of Fulford (1066), in Valg Har 3 (before 1066) the term refers to the troops of Haraldr harðráði and in Ív Sig 42 (c. 1140), King Sigurðr slembidjákn is referred to as a ‘viking’.
fóru ‘went’
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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel
Fjǫlnis ‘of Fjǫlnir’s’
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Fjǫlnir (noun m.): Fjǫlnir
kennings
móti Fjǫlnis hróts‘the meeting of Fjǫlnir’s roof ’
= BATTLE
Fjǫlnir’s roof → SHIELD
the meeting of the SHIELD → BATTLE
Fjǫlnis ‘of Fjǫlnir’s’
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Fjǫlnir (noun m.): Fjǫlnir
kennings
móti Fjǫlnis hróts‘the meeting of Fjǫlnir’s roof ’
= BATTLE
Fjǫlnir’s roof → SHIELD
the meeting of the SHIELD → BATTLE
hróts ‘roof’
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hrót (noun n.): roof
[2] hróts: so E, 42ˣ, H, Hr, ‘rótz’ Kˣ, F, ‘rotz’ 39, ‘hrozc’ J2ˣ
kennings
móti Fjǫlnis hróts‘the meeting of Fjǫlnir’s roof ’
= BATTLE
Fjǫlnir’s roof → SHIELD
the meeting of the SHIELD → BATTLE
hróts ‘roof’
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hrót (noun n.): roof
[2] hróts: so E, 42ˣ, H, Hr, ‘rótz’ Kˣ, F, ‘rotz’ 39, ‘hrozc’ J2ˣ
kennings
móti Fjǫlnis hróts‘the meeting of Fjǫlnir’s roof ’
= BATTLE
Fjǫlnir’s roof → SHIELD
the meeting of the SHIELD → BATTLE
móti ‘the meeting’
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1. mót (noun n.; °; -): meeting
kennings
móti Fjǫlnis hróts‘the meeting of Fjǫlnir’s roof ’
= BATTLE
Fjǫlnir’s roof → SHIELD
the meeting of the SHIELD → BATTLE
vígôsum ‘the protective plankings’
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vígáss (noun m.): protective planking
notes
[3] vígôsum ‘protective plankings’: Vígáss was a plank on board the ship that was used to support the víggyrðill, the protecting board-wall which was fastened on the inner side of the gunwale to increase its height during enemy attacks at sea (see Falk 1912, 13, 116). Skj B separates the two elements of the cpd and takes the first element with ríkjum ‘mighty’ (l. 4) (at móti vígríkjum gram ‘to the meeting with the battle-mighty monarch’), whereas the second element is construed as part of a kenning for ‘warriors’ (vísi hlóð sum Fjǫlnis hróts ‘the lord stacked the gods of Fjǫlnir’s roof’ (ll. 3-4)). That reading causes a very convoluted w. o. Kock (NN §§964, 2990C) construes the warrior-kenning vígsum Fjǫlnis hróts ‘the battle-gods of Fjǫlnir’s roof’ (i.e. ‘the battle-gods of the shield’) as an object of the verb hlaða ‘set up, stack, kill’ (so also ÍF 28), but that kenning is hyperdetermined since sum Fjǫlnis hróts ‘the gods of Fjǫlnir’s roof’ is a kenning for ‘warriors’.
hlóð ‘set up’
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2. hlaða (verb): heap, pile
vísi ‘the prince’
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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader
víkingar ‘vikings’
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víking (noun f.; °dat./acc. -/-u): viking journey
notes
[1, 4] fádýrir víkingar ‘the ignoble vikings’: This refers to Sigurðr’s enemies, most likely the Moors. In C11th-12th encomiastic poetry, the term víkingr could have both positive and negative connotations. Bkrepp Magndr 4 (c. 1100) and Þskakk Erldr 3 (c. 1164) use the term negatively to designate the opponents of Magnús berfœttr and Erlingr skakki respectively. In Steinn Óldr 3, however, ‘vikings’ denote the Norw. troops at the battle of Fulford (1066), in Valg Har 3 (before 1066) the term refers to the troops of Haraldr harðráði and in Ív Sig 42 (c. 1140), King Sigurðr slembidjákn is referred to as a ‘viking’.
ríkjum ‘with the mighty’
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ríkr (adj.): mighty, powerful, rich
[4] ríkjum: so E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, ríkum Kˣ, 39, F, H, Hr
Náði ‘was able’
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1. ná (verb): reach, get, manage
herr ‘The army’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
hrjóða ‘clear’
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1. hrjóða (verb): clear, destroy
hlaut ‘loot’
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hlaut (noun n.): [loot, sacrifice]
drengja ‘of the warriors’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
kennings
vinr drengja,‘the friend of the warriors, ’
= Sigurðr
the friend of the warriors, → Sigurðr
vinr ‘the friend’
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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend
[6] vinr fengi: vinfengi 39, vinr í fengi Hr
kennings
vinr drengja,‘the friend of the warriors, ’
= Sigurðr
the friend of the warriors, → Sigurðr
fengi ‘seized’
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fengi (noun n.; °-s): booty
[6] vinr fengi: vinfengi 39, vinr í fengi Hr
fyrðum ‘to the people’
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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man
hollr ‘devoted’
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hollr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): loyal
notes
[7-8] þars fátt lið fellat ‘where not a few troops fell’: Lit. ‘where few troops did not fall’.
notes
[7-8] þars fátt lið fellat ‘where not a few troops fell’: Lit. ‘where few troops did not fall’.
fátt ‘not a few’
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3. fár (adj.; °compar. fǽrri/fárri(Mág² 11), superl. fǽstr): few
notes
[7-8] þars fátt lið fellat ‘where not a few troops fell’: Lit. ‘where few troops did not fall’.
lið ‘troops’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
notes
[7-8] þars fátt lið fellat ‘where not a few troops fell’: Lit. ‘where few troops did not fall’.
galeiðr ‘galleys’
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galeiðr (noun f.): [galleys]
notes
[8] galeiðr ‘galleys’: Other than in a þula (Þul Skipa 4/5III) this word is attested only here in poetry. For Mediterranean galleys, see Pryor and Jeffreys 2006, 422-44.
átta ‘eight’
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átta (num. cardinal): eight
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Ok fádýrir fóru |
And the ignoble vikings went to the meeting of Fjǫlnir’s <= Óðinn’s> roof [SHIELD > BATTLE] with the mighty monarch; the prince set up the protective plankings. The army was able to clear eight galleys; the friend of the warriors [= Sigurðr], devoted to the people, seized loot where not a few troops fell.
While sailing past the Iberian Peninsula, Sigurðr encountered a fleet of galleys. He engaged in battle and captured eight ships.
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