Mberf Lv 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Magnús berfœttr Óláfsson, Lausavísur 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. 385-6.
introduction
This helmingr (Mberf Lv 1) is preserved in Mberf in Mork (Mork), H, Hr (H-Hr) and mss Flat, 325III α and R702ˣ of Orkn. Mork is the main ms. The prose of H-Hr follows Orkn at this point, but it is difficult to establish a stemma for the poetry. Skj A includes readings from AM 762 4°ˣ (762ˣ), a copy of R702ˣ, which has no independent value and has not been consulted for the present edn.
text and translation
Auð hefk minn, þanns mǫnnum
margteitum réðk veita,
— húf létk kløkkvan klífa
kolgur — illa folginn.
Hefk folginn auð minn, þanns réðk veita margteitum mǫnnum, illa; létk kløkkvan húf klífa kolgur.
‘I have invested my wealth, which I gave to my most cheerful men, unwisely; I let the flexible hull climb the breakers.’
notes and context
In Mork the helmingr is recited by Magnús in response to an anonymous helmingr as he is getting ready to embark on his second expedition to the west in 1102. In Orkn and H-Hr this exchange occurs in the Hebrides in 1098-9 and the first half-st., the question eliciting Magnús’s response, is spoken by Kali Sæbjarnarson (see Kali Lv).
readings
- [2] réðk (‘réþ ec’): réð Hr
- [3] húf: kjǫl 325III α, R702ˣ
- [3] létk (‘let ec’): læt ek H
- [3] kløkkvan: kaldan 325III α, R702ˣ
- [3] klífa: kljúfa 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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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 24r/49 - 24r/49
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AM 66 fol (H) — 89v - 89v
Auð hefk minn, þanns mǫnnum
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margteitum réðk veita,
— húf læt ek kløkkvan klífa
kolgur — illa folginn. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 62ra - 62ra
Auð hefk minn, þanns mǫnnum
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margteitum réð veita,
— húf létk kløkkvan kljúfa
kolgur — illa folginn. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 134ra - 134ra
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AM 325 III α 4° (325III α) — 2v - 2v
Auð hefk minn, þanns mǫnnum
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margteitum réðk veita,
— kjǫl létk kaldan klífa
kolgur — illa folginn. -
UppsUB R 702x (R702x) — 40v - 40v
Auð hefk minn, þanns mǫnnum
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margteitum réðk veita,
— kjǫl létk kaldan klífa
kolgur — illa folginn. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 543r/2 - 543r/5
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