Mark Eirdr 21II
Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2009, ‘Markús Skeggjason, Eiríksdrápa 21’ 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. 450.
Eirekr ‘Eiríkr’
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Eiríkr (noun m.): Eiríkr
vas ‘had’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
með ‘’
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með (prep.): with
uppreist ‘success’
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uppreist (noun f.): success, improvement
notes
[1] uppreist ‘success’: See Note to Þfisk Lv 2/1.
hôri ‘great’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
[1] hôri: so all others, ‘harri’ JÓ
undan ‘from there’
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undan (adv.): away, away from
flýðu ‘fled’
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flýja (verb): to flee, take flight
af ‘without’
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af (prep.): from
stundu ‘delay’
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stund (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): time, hour
gjǫld ‘tribute’
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gjald (noun n.): payment, reward, return
festu ‘pledged’
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2. festa (verb): fasten, betrothe, promise
[3] festu: so 180b, felldu JÓ, 180b
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
grimmir ‘fierce’
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grimmr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): fierce
hauldar ‘freeholders’
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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man
notes
[3] hauldar ‘freeholders’: See Note to Anon Nkt 15/2.
gumnar ‘men’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
sigri ‘of victory’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory
Yngvi ‘The king’
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Yngvi (noun m.): Yngvi, prince
talði ‘declared’
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telja (verb): tell, count
erfðir ‘his inheritance rights’
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erfð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): inheritance
þangat ‘there’
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þangat (adv.): there, thither
alþýða ‘all the people’
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1. alþýða (noun f.; °-u): all the people
varð ‘had’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
stilli ‘the prince’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
veldi ‘realm’
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veldi (noun n.): realm
réð ‘ruled’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
því ‘that’
[7] því: om. 873ˣ
ástvinr ‘the beloved friend’
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ástvinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): dear friend
kennings
ástvinr aldar‘the beloved friend of people ’
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the beloved friend of people → RULER
aldar ‘of people’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
kennings
ástvinr aldar‘the beloved friend of people ’
= RULER
the beloved friend of people → RULER
einart ‘continuously’
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einart (adv.): incessantly
lá ‘lay’
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liggja (verb): lie
fyrr ‘previously’
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fyrr (adv.): before, sooner
und ‘under’
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3. und (prep.): under, underneath
Sveini ‘Sveinn’
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
notes
[8] Sveini ‘Sveinn’: The prose of Knýtl identifies him as Eiríkr’s great-grandfather, Sveinn tjúguskegg ‘Fork-beard’ Haraldsson, king of Denmark 985/6-1014. It is unclear what dominions he could have held in Wendland, since his dealings with the Wends were mostly hostile, and he was forced to ransom himself from Wendish captivity. See the summary of extant sources of information on his life in ÍF 35, lxxxvii-xc. For the alleged authentic claims of the st., see ÍF 35, xii.
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Eiríkr had great success; the Wends fled from there without delay; fierce freeholders then pledged tribute; men were deprived of victory. The king declared his inheritance rights there; all the people had to obey the prince; the beloved friend of people [RULER] ruled that realm continuously; that lay previously under Sveinn.
As sts 14-20 above. At the end of the campaign, Eiríkr exacted heavy payments from the Wends and reclaimed his ancestral territory.
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