Mark Eirdr 4II
Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2009, ‘Markús Skeggjason, Eiríksdrápa 4’ 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. 436-7.
Vár ‘of spring’
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3. vár (noun n.): spring
ǫndurt ‘At the onset’
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ǫndurr (noun m.; °-s): front, onset
Vinða ‘of the Wends’
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Vinðr (noun m.; °; vinðr/-ir): the Wends
kennings
rýrir Vinða‘the vanquisher of the Wends ’
= Eiríkr
the vanquisher of the Wends → Eiríkr
kennings
rýrir Vinða‘the vanquisher of the Wends ’
= Eiríkr
the vanquisher of the Wends → Eiríkr
veg ‘noble’
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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour < vegligr (adj.): magnificent
lig ‘’
[2] ‑lig: ‑ligt 180b
ór ‘out of’
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3. ór (prep.): out of
Gǫrðum ‘Russia’
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Garðar (noun m.): Russia
austan ‘from the east’
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austan (adv.): from the east
hlýrum ‘the bows’
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2. hlýr (noun n.; °-s; -): cheek, bow
skaut ‘launched’
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skjóta (verb): shoot
á ‘onto’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
hola ‘the curving’
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holr (adj.): open
bôru ‘billow’
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1. bára (noun f.; °-u; -ur): wave
helmings ‘of the unit’
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helmingr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): unit, troop
kennings
oddr helmings‘the leader of the unit ’
= WARRIOR
the leader of the unit → WARRIOR
notes
[4] helmings ‘of the unit’: For this military term, see Note to Valg Har 4/1.
oddr ‘the leader’
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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon
kennings
oddr helmings‘the leader of the unit ’
= WARRIOR
the leader of the unit → WARRIOR
í ‘at’
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í (prep.): in, into
sumars ‘of summer’
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sumarr (noun m.): [summer]
broddi ‘the beginning’
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broddr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): point of spear or arrow
Hlýðu ‘with a washboard’
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1. hlýða (noun f.): washboard
notes
[5] hlýðu ‘a washboard’: Suggested meanings for hlýða include ‘cabin’ and ‘bow’; see Jesch (2001a, 143) for the range of previous interpretations and argument for ‘washboard’. See also st. 14/3 below and Note to Halli XI, Fl 1/6 above.
studdi ‘protected’
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2. styðja (verb): protect, support
borðvið ‘plank-wood’
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borðviðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i): [plank-wood]
breiðan ‘the broad’
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breiðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): broad, wide
bróðir ‘The brother’
kennings
Bróðir Knúts‘The brother of Knútr ’
= Eiríkr
The brother of Knútr → Eiríkr
Knúts ‘of Knútr’
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Knútr (noun m.): Knútr
kennings
Bróðir Knúts‘The brother of Knútr ’
= Eiríkr
The brother of Knútr → Eiríkr
notes
[6] Knúts ‘of Knútr’: S. Knútr Sveinsson, Eiríkr’s older brother and king of Denmark (r. 1080-6).
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
veðri ‘weather’
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2. veðr (noun n.; °-s; -): weather, wind, storm
óðu ‘the turbulent’
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2. óðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): raging, furious
síðan ‘then’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
knátti ‘’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
[7] knátti: so 20b I, ‘knadi’ JÓ, 873ˣ, ‘knade’ 180b
svik ‘of treacherous’
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1. svik (noun n.; °-s; -): deceit, treachery; poison < svikfolk (noun n.)
kennings
eyðir svikfolks,‘the destroyer of treacherous people, ’
= JUST RULER
the destroyer of treacherous people, → JUST RULER
kennings
eyðir svikfolks,‘the destroyer of treacherous people, ’
= JUST RULER
the destroyer of treacherous people, → JUST RULER
eyðir ‘the destroyer’
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eyðir (noun m.): destroyer
kennings
eyðir svikfolks,‘the destroyer of treacherous people, ’
= JUST RULER
the destroyer of treacherous people, → JUST RULER
snilli ‘in eloquence’
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snilli (noun f.): eloquence
kenndr ‘skilled’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
við ‘in’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
Danmǫrk ‘Denmark’
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Danmǫrk (noun f.): [Denmark]
lenda ‘put to shore’
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2. lenda (verb): give land, put ashore
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At the onset of spring the vanquisher of the Wends [= Eiríkr] prepared noble ships [to travel] from the east out of Russia; at the beginning of summer the leader of the unit [WARRIOR] launched the bows onto the curving billow. The brother of Knútr [= Eiríkr] protected the broad plank-wood with a washboard in the turbulent weather; the destroyer of treacherous people [JUST RULER], skilled in eloquence, then put to shore in Denmark.
Eiríkr’s return from Russia to Denmark (see st. 3 above).
As was the case with the previous st., the prose clearly paraphrases the poetry, and no other source mentions Eiríkr’s return to Denmark from this journey to Russia. The saga is also vague on the date of his return, but it seems to have taken place prior to 1095 (see Note to st. 3 [All] above). Saxo (2005, II, 12, 3, 1, pp. 66-7) tells us that Eiríkr was summoned from Sweden to assume the sovereignty of Denmark upon the death of his brother Óláfr (d. 1095).
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