Mark Eirdr 16II
Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2009, ‘Markús Skeggjason, Eiríksdrápa 16’ 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. 446.
Styrjǫld óx of stilli ǫrvan;
stengr bôru framm vísa drengir;
mildingr gekk at miklum hjaldri
malmi skrýddr ok faldinn hjalmi.
Styrjǫld óx of ǫrvan stilli; drengir vísa bôru framm stengr; mildingr gekk skrýddr malmi ok faldinn hjalmi at miklum hjaldri.
Battle increased around the generous ruler; the leader’s warriors carried the standard-poles forward; the generous one advanced, dressed in metal and clad in a helmet, to the great tumult.
Mss: JÓ(154), 873ˣ(51r), 20b I(8r), 180b(30r) (Knýtl)
Readings: [1] stilli ǫrvan: ‘[…]’ 20b I [2] stengr bôru framm vísa drengir: ‘[…]’ 20b I; vísa: vísis 180b; drengir: drengi 180b [3] mildingr gekk at miklum: ‘[…]um’ 20b I [4] malmi skrýddr ok faldinn hjalmi: ‘m[…]’ 20b I
Editions: Skj AI, 448, Skj BI, 417, Skald I, 206; JÓ 1741, 154-5, ÍF 35, 223-4 (ch. 76).
Context: As sts 14-15 above. Eiríkr had his men carry the standards forward, the battle commenced, and he himself fought at the front of his army protected by his byrnie and helmet.
Notes: [1] styrjǫld ‘battle’: Lit. ‘battle-age’. See also ÞjóðA Sex 7/2 and GunnLeif Merl II 51/3VIII. — [2] drengir ‘warriors’: See Note to st. 5/1 above. — [4] skrýddr malmi ‘dressed in metal’: Malmr is frequently used of weapons, and may mean ‘sword’ here (so ÍF 35).
References
- Bibliography
- Skald = Kock, Ernst Albin, ed. 1946-50. Den norsk-isländska skaldediktningen. 2 vols. Lund: Gleerup.
- ÍF 35 = Danakonunga sǫgur. Ed. Bjarni Guðnason. 1982.
- JÓ 1741 = Jón Ólafsson, ed. 1741. Æfi dana-konunga eda Knytlinga saga: Historia Cnutidarum regum Daniæ. Copenhagen: [n. p.].
- Internal references
- Russell Poole (ed.) 2017, ‘Breta saga 51 (Gunnlaugr Leifsson, Merlínusspá II 51)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 178.
- Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Sexstefja 7’ 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. 118-19.
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