Hskv Útkv 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Halldórr skvaldri, Útfararkviða 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. 482-3.
text and translation
Varð fyr stafni styrjargjǫrnum
friðraskaði Forminterra.
Þar varð eggjar ok eld þola
blámanna lið, áðr bana fengi.
Forminterra varð fyr stafni {styrjargjǫrnum friðraskaði}. Þar varð lið blámanna þola eggjar ok eld, áðr fengi bana.
‘Formentera appeared before the prow of the battle-eager peace-disturber [WARRIOR]. There the troop of dark men had to suffer sword-blades and fire before they met death.’
notes and context
On his journey to Palestine (1110), Sigurðr attacked a cave occupied by Moors and destroyed it with fire.
For a full description of this event, see Þstf Stuttdr 4 Context above. See also Hskv Útf 7-8 below.
readings
- [2] styrjar: styrkar H
- [2] gjǫrnum: auki H, Hr
- [3] frið‑: friðr H, Hr
- [3] ‑raskaði: raskar E, ‘raskare’ J2ˣ, raskari 42ˣ, raskaðisk H, Hr
- [4] Forminterra: ‘formintera’ H, ‘formítera’ Hr
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) — 610r/25 - 610v/3
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AM 39 fol (39) — 37rb/12 - 37rb/12
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AM 45 fol (F) — 61rb/2 - 61rb/4
images -
AM 47 fol (E) — 37v/34 - 38r/2
Varð fyr stafni
images
styrjargjǫrnum
friðraskar
Forminterra.
Þar varð eggjar
ok eld þola
blámanna lið,
áðr bana fengi. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 319r/3 - 319r/10
Varð fyr stafni
images
styrjargjǫrnum
frið†raskare†
Forminterra.
Þar varð eggjar
ok eld þola
blámanna lið,
áðr bana fengi. -
AM 42 folx (42x) — 18r/21 - 18r/21
Varð fyr stafni
images
styrjargjǫrnum
friðraskari
Forminterra.
Þar varð eggjar
ok eld þola
blámanna lið,
áðr bana fengi. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 95r/29 - 95r/29
Varð fyr stafni
images
styrkarauki
friðrraskaðisk
†formintera†.
Þar varð eggjar
ok eld þola
blámanna lið,
áðr bana fengi. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 65ra/1 - 65ra/1
Varð fyr stafni
images
styrjarauki
friðrraskaðisk
†formítera†.
Þar varð eggjar
ok eld þola
blámanna lið,
áðr bana fengi.
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