Anon Krm 10VIII
Rory McTurk (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Poems, Krákumál 10’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 736.
text and translation
Hjuggu vér með hjörvi.
Hildr var sýnt í vexti,
áðr Freyr konungr felli
í Flæmingjaveldi.
Náði blár at bíta
blóði smeltr í gyltan
Högna kufl at hjaldri
harðr bengrefill forðum.
Mær grét morginskæru
mörg, þá er tafn fekkz vörgum.
Hjuggu vér með hjörvi. Hildr var sýnt í vexti, áðr Freyr konungr felli í Flæmingjaveldi. {Harðr, blár bengrefill}, smeltr blóði, náði forðum at bíta í {gyltan kufl Högna} at hjaldri. Mörg mær grét morginskæru, þá er tafn fekkz vörgum.
‘We hewed with the sword. The battle was clearly well advanced before King Freyr fell in the realm of the Flemings. The tough, blue wound-digger [SWORD], dripping with blood, succeeded long ago in biting into the gilded cowl of Hǫgni <legendary hero> [ARMOUR] in the conflict. Many a maiden wept early that morning, when prey was obtained for wolves. ’
notes and context
It has not proved possible to recover meaningful traces of this stanza from 147 in its present state of preservation. Nevertheless, it is likely that it was present there on fol. 108r.
readings
- [1] Hjuggu vér með hjörvi: abbrev. as ‘Hiug. uer. m. h᷎.’ 1824b, Hjuggum vér með hjörvi 6ˣ, LR, R693ˣ, abbrev. as ‘H. v med h:’ R702ˣ
- [2] Hildr var sýnt í vexti: om. but written in margin in same hand R693ˣ
- [3] felli: ‘filli’ LR
- [4] í Flæmingjaveldi: í Flæmingja veldi with ‘ä landi. W.’ in margin 6ˣ, á Flæmingja landi R702ˣ, ‘a flemingia lande’ LR, R693ˣ
- [5] blár: so all others, ‘bl[…]’ 1824b
- [5] bíta: so 6ˣ, R702ˣ, ‘vita’ 1824b, ‘byta’ LR, ‘bÿta’ R693ˣ
- [6] blóði: so R702ˣ, LR, R693ˣ, ‘blod[...]’ 1824b, ‘Blod’ 6ˣ
- [7] kufl: so 6ˣ, R702ˣ, LR, ‘kylf’ 1824b, ‘kulf’ R693ˣ
- [8] forðum: ‘fordum’ with r above u R702ˣ
- [9] ‑skæru (‘‑skeru’): so R702ˣ, ‘skarru’ 1824b, ‘skarru’ with ‘skeru’ in margin 6ˣ, ‘skaeru’ LR, R693ˣ
- [10] þá er tafn fekkz: ‘þa er tafn fekst’ with ‘en tafn gafst v. W.’ in margin 6ˣ, en tafn fekkz R702ˣ, ‘en tafn gafst’ LR, ‘enn tafn gafst’ R693ˣ
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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NKS 1824 b 4° (1824b) — 79v - 80r
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images
Hildr var sýnt í vexti,
áðr Freyr konungr felli
í Flæmingjaveldi.
Náði †bl[…]† at †vita†
†blod[...]† smeltr í gyltan
Högna †kylf† at hjaldri
harðr bengrefill forðum.
Mær grét morgin†skarru†
mörg, þá er tafn fekkz vörgum. -
AM 6 folx (6x) — 87v/25 - 88r/6
Hjuggum vér með hjörvi .
images
Hildr var sýnt í vexti,
áðr Freyr konungr felli
í Flæmingja veldi .
Náði blár at bíta
†Blod† smeltr í gyltan
Högna kufl at hjaldri
harðr bengrefill forðum.
Mær grét morgin†skarru†
mörg, †þa er tafn fekst† vörgum. -
UppsUB R 702x (R702x) — 30r - 30r
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images
Hildr var sýnt í vexti,
áðr Freyr konungr felli
á Flæmingja landi .
Náði blár at bíta
blóði smeltr í gyltan
Högna kufl at hjaldri
harðr bengrefill †fordum†.
Mær grét morginskæru
mörg, en tafn fekkz vörgum. -
Worm 1636 (LR) — 207 - 207
Hjuggum vér með hjörvi .
images
Hildr var sýnt í vexti,
áðr Freyr konungr †filli†
†a flemingia lande† .
Náði blár at †byta†
blóði smeltr í gyltan
Högna kufl at hjaldri
harðr bengrefill forðum.
Mær grét morgin†skaeru†
mörg, †en tafn gafst† vörgum. -
UppsUB R 693x (R693x) — 9r - 9r
Hjuggum vér með hjörvi .
,
áðr Freyr konungr felli
†a flemingia lande† .
Náði blár at †bÿta†
blóði smeltr í gyltan
Högna †kulf† at hjaldri
harðr bengrefill forðum.
Mær grét morgin†skaeru†
mörg, †enn tafn gafst† vörgum.
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XII], H. Krákumál 10: AI, 644, BI, 651, Skald I, 318, NN §2275; Rafn 1826, 8-11, 114-15, Pfeiffer 1860, 125, CPB II, 342, Wisén 1886-9, I, 63, Krm 1891, 226, Finnur Jónsson 1893b, 87, 165, Finnur Jónsson 1905, 154.
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