Mark Eirdr 17II
Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2009, ‘Markús Skeggjason, Eiríksdrápa 17’ 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. 447.
Hǫrga ‘of heathen temples’
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hǫrgr (noun m.; °; -ar): cairn, shrine
[1] Hǫrga: Hǫrða 180b
kennings
Herr hǫrga‘The host of heathen temples ’
= HEATHENS = Wends
The host of heathen temples → HEATHENS = Wends
notes
[1] hǫrga ‘of heathen temples’: A hǫrgr was a place of pagan worship, at one time a stone pile (pagan altar); later the term was applied to buildings in which worship took place (see Turville-Petre 1964, 239-40). Because the Wends were heathen, this is an appropriate determinant in this kenning. In 180b, the herr ‘host’ appears to be made up of Hǫrðar, men from Hordaland, Norway, which makes no sense in the context. See also Note to st. 4/7.
varðisk ‘defended itself’
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3. verja (verb): defend
herr ‘The host’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
kennings
Herr hǫrga‘The host of heathen temples ’
= HEATHENS = Wends
The host of heathen temples → HEATHENS = Wends
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
borgum ‘the strongholds’
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borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold
hjaldrganga ‘the battle-advance’
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hjaldrganga (noun f.): [battle-advance]
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
snǫruð ‘quickly turned’
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2. snara (verb): turn (quickly)
þangat ‘thither’
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þangat (adv.): there, thither
harðir ‘fierce’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
[3] harðir: harðar 180b
kníðusk ‘pressed forward’
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knýja (verb): press forward, urge, drive
[3] kníðusk: ‘kinndur’ 180b
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
at ‘at’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
morði ‘the slaughter’
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1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle
merki ‘the banner’
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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign
blés ‘blew’
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2. blása (verb; °blǽss; blés, blésu; blásinn): blow
of ‘around’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
hilmi ‘prince’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
sterkan ‘the strong’
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sterkr (adj.): strong
Eirekr ‘Eiríkr’
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Eiríkr (noun m.): Eiríkr
vakði ‘stirred up’
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4. vaka (verb): awaken
odda ‘of arrow-points’
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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon
kennings
skúrir odda;‘showers of arrow-points; ’
= BATTLE
showers of arrow-points; → BATTLE
skúrir ‘showers’
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1. skúr (noun f.; °; -ir): shower
kennings
skúrir odda;‘showers of arrow-points; ’
= BATTLE
showers of arrow-points; → BATTLE
eggjar ‘blades’
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1. egg (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-): edge, blade
týndu ‘destroyed’
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týna (verb): lose, destroy
lífi ‘the lives’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
seggja ‘of men’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
sungu ‘sang’
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syngja (verb): sing
jǫrn ‘weapons’
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járn (noun n.; °-s; -): iron, weapon
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
drengir ‘warriors’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
notes
[7] drengir ‘warriors’: See Note to st. 5/1 above.
sveiti ‘blood’
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sveiti (noun m.; °-a): blood
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
valkǫst ‘carrion-heap’
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valkǫstr (noun m.): corpse-pile
heitan ‘the hot’
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heitr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): hot, ardent
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The host of heathen temples [HEATHENS = Wends] defended itself in the strongholds; the battle-advance was quickly turned thither; fierce men pressed forward at the slaughter; the banner blew around the strong prince. Eiríkr stirred up showers of arrow-points [BATTLE]; blades destroyed the lives of men; weapons sang, and warriors died; blood fell on the hot carrion-heap.
As sts 14-16 above. After the battle described in st. 16, the Wends fled and stayed in strongholds. They were pursued by the Danes who engaged them in battles and killed many of them.
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