Mberf Lv 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Magnús berfœttr Óláfsson, Lausavísur 3’ 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. 387.
introduction
Mberf Lv 3-5, which are all attributed to Magnús, are interspersed with the prose of Mberf in Mork (Mork), H, Hr (H-Hr) and in the interpolated Hkr mss F, E, J2ˣ and 42ˣ. Poole (1985) has argued convincingly that these lvv., as well as a lv. attributed to Magnús inn góði Óláfsson (Mgóði Lv 2), originally belonged to one poem. See also Note to Mgóð Lv 2 [All]. Mork is the main ms.
text and translation
Sús ein, es mér meinar,
Maktildr, ok vekr hildi
— már drekkr suðr ór sôrum
sveita — leik ok teiti.
Sá kennir mér svanni,
sín lǫnd es verr rǫndu,
— sverð bitu Hǫgna hurðir —
hvítjarpr sofa lítit.
Sús ein, Maktildr, es meinar mér leik ok teiti ok vekr hildi; suðr drekkr {már sveita} ór sôrum. Sá hvítjarpr svanni, es verr lǫnd sín rǫndu, kennir mér sofa lítit; sverð bitu {hurðir Hǫgna}.
‘There is one, Maktildr, who denies me fun and pleasure and stirs up strife; in the south the seagull of gore [RAVEN/EAGLE] drinks from wounds. That lady with the light-brown hair, who defends her lands with the shield, teaches me to sleep but little; swords bit the doors of Hǫgni <legendary hero> [SHIELDS].’
notes and context
Magnús is said to have composed this and the following two sts to Maktildr, ‘daughter of the emperor’.
readings
- [1] Sús ein (‘Sv er ein’): Ein er sú all others
- [2] Maktildr: makthildr H, matthildr Hr, F, E
- [2] ok: er E
- [4] leik ok teiti: teit ok leiki J2ˣ
- [4] leik: ‘læk’ H
- [6] es (‘er’): ok F
- [7] Hǫgna: ‘ꜹgnu’ 42ˣ
- [8] sofa: ‘sopa’ J2ˣ
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/36 - 24r/36
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AM 66 fol (H) — 91v/17 - 91v/17
Sús ein, es mér meinar,
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makthildr, ok vekr hildi
— már drekkr suðr ór sôrum
sveita — †læk† ok teiti.
Sá kennir mér svanni,
sín lǫnd es verr rǫndu,
— sverð bitu Hǫgna hurðir —
hvítjarpr sofa lítit. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 63ra/8 - 63ra/8
Sús ein, es mér meinar,
images
matthildr, ok vekr hildi
— már drekkr suðr ór sôrum
sveita — leik ok teiti.
Sá kennir mér svanni,
sín lǫnd es verr rǫndu,
— sverð bitu Hǫgna hurðir —
hvítjarpr sofa lítit. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 59va/11 - 59va/14
Sús ein, es mér meinar,
images
matthildr, ok vekr hildi
— már drekkr suðr ór sôrum
sveita — leik ok teiti.
Sá kennir mér svanni,
sín lǫnd ok verr rǫndu,
— sverð bitu Hǫgna hurðir —
hvítjarpr sofa lítit. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 35v/8 - 35v/10
Sús ein, es mér meinar,
images
matthildr, er vekr hildi
— már drekkr suðr ór sôrum
sveita — leik ok teiti.
Sá kennir mér svanni,
sín lǫnd es verr rǫndu,
— sverð bitu Hǫgna hurðir —
hvítjarpr sofa lítit. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 314r/12 - 314r/19
Sús ein, es mér meinar,
images
Maktildr, ok vekr hildi
— már drekkr suðr ór sôrum
sveita — teit ok leiki .
Sá kennir mér svanni,
sín lǫnd es verr rǫndu,
— sverð bitu Hǫgna hurðir —
hvítjarpr †sopa† lítit. -
AM 42 folx (42x) — 14r/16 - 14r/16
Sús ein, es mér meinar,
images
Maktildr, ok vekr hildi
— már drekkr suðr ór sôrum
sveita — leik ok teiti.
Sá kennir mér svanni,
sín lǫnd es verr rǫndu,
— sverð bitu †ꜹgnu† hurðir —
hvítjarpr sofa lítit. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 543v/15 - 543v/22
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