Ólhv Hryn 12II
Lauren Goetting (ed.) 2009, ‘Óláfr hvítaskáld Þórðarson, Hrynhenda 12’ 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. 669-70.
text and translation
Aldri bǫrðusk afli stœrðir
(ógnsveipanda) blóðgum greipum
(hirð sótti þar hvǫss at garði)
harrar tveir af drengskap meira.
Undan reið, sás fremstr vas fundinn,
fyrða gramr, at jǫfnum byrðum;
Sverris ætt fekk sigr at réttu;
svá vildi guð framiðr mildi.
Aldri bǫrðusk tveir harrar, blóðgum greipum, stœrðir afli, af meira drengskap; hvǫss hirð {ógnsveipanda} sótti þar at garði. {Gramr fyrða}, sás vas fundinn fremstr at jǫfnum byrðum, reið undan; {ætt Sverris} fekk sigr at réttu; guð, framiðr mildi, vildi svá.
‘Never have two lords, with bloody hands, empowered with strength, fought with more bravery; the fierce retinue of the terror-spreader [WARRIOR = Hákon] attacked there at the churchyard. The leader of the people [RULER = Skúli], who was found to be foremost among those of equal birth, rode away; Sverrir’s descendant [= Hákon] rightly won victory; God, excellent in mercy, willed it so.’
notes and context
Skúli spurred his horse on toward Hákon’s standard, but one of his men caught the reins and held the horse back. The Birkibeinar threw spears at Skúli and nearly hit him.
For these events, see also Sturl Hákkv 18.
readings
- [1, 2] stœrðir ógnsveipanda: ‘stǽr[...]’ 55 A
- [1] stœrðir: stœrðar F
- [2] ‑sveipanda: so 8, ‑sveipinna E, F, 81a, 8, Flat, ‑svipanna 42ˣ
- [2] greipum: sverðum 55 A
- [3] hvǫss: horsk 55 A, hraust F, ‘huerss’ 81a, ‘huo᷎rs’ 8, hress Flat
- [3, 4] garði harrar tveir: ‘ga[...]’ 55 A
- [4] harrar: herrar E, F, 42ˣ, 81a, 8, Flat
- [5] sás (‘sá er’): sá 81a
- [5] fremstr vas fundinn: ‘f[...]’ 55 A
- [6] byrðum: burðum all
- [7] Sverris: ‘sueriss’ 81a
- [7] ætt fekk sigr at: ‘[...]’ 55 A
- [8] framiðr: framdr 42ˣ
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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AM 47 fol (E) — 177v/8 - 177v/11
imagesAldri bǫrðusk afli stœrðir
(ógn-sveipinna) blóðgum greipum
(hirð sótti þar hvǫss at garði)
herrar tveir af drengskap meira.
Undan reið, sás fremstr vas fundinn,
fyrða gramr, at jǫfnum burðum;
Sverris ætt fekk sigr at réttu;
svá vildi guð framiðr mildi.Alldri baurduz afli stærðir ognsueipinna bloðgum greipúm h | irð sotti þar hvꜹ́s at garði herrar ·ij· af dren⸌g⸍skap meira undan reið sa er fremstr var | fundinn fyrða gramr at iofnum burðum sverris ætt fek sigr at rettu sua uilldi | guð framiðr milldi·
(VEÞ)
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NRA 55 A (55 A) — 1vb/3 - 1vb/7
Aldri bǫrðusk afli †stǽr[...]†
() blóðgum sverðum
(hirð sótti þar horsk at †ga[...]†)
af drengskap meira.
Undan reið, sás †f[...]† ,
fyrða gramr, at jǫfnum burðum;
Sverris †[...]† réttu;
svá vildi guð framiðr mildi.Alldri baurðuz afli stǽr[...] | bloðgum suerþum hirð sotti þar horsk at ga[...] | af drengskap meiravndan reið sa ær f[...] | fyrða gramr at iofnum burðum sverʀis [...] | rettu sua villdi guð framiðr milldi.
(VEÞ)
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AM 45 fol (F) — 111rb/9 - 111rb/13
imagesAldri bǫrðusk afli stœrðar
(ógn-sveipinna) blóðgum greipum
(hirð sótti þar hraust at garði)
herrar tveir af drengskap meira.
Undan reið, sás fremstr vas fundinn,
fyrða gramr, at jǫfnum burðum;
Sverris ætt fekk sigr at réttu;
svá vildi guð framiðr mildi.Alldri borðuz af | li stǽrðar ogn sveipíɴa bloðgvm greípom hirð sotti þar hrꜹst | at garþi herrar tveír af drengskap meíra · vndan reið sa er | fremstr var fvndiɴ fyrda gramr at iofnom burðom Sverris ætt | feck sígr at rettu sva villdi guð framiðr milldi·
(VEÞ)
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AM 42 folx (42x) — 164v/17 - 164v/24
imagesAldri bǫrðusk afli stœrðir
(ógn-svipanna) blóðgum greipum
(hirð sótti þar hvǫss at garði)
herrar tveir af drengskap meira.
Undan reið, sás fremstr vas fundinn,
fyrða gramr, at jǫfnum burðum;
Sverris ætt fekk sigr at réttu;
svá vildi guð framdr mildi.Aldri borðuz afli stærðir | ogn svipanna bloðgum greipum | hirð sotti þar hvoss at garði | herrar ij af drengscap meira | undan reið sa er fremztr var fundinn [u]fyrða[/u] | fyrða gramr at jofnum burðum | Sveʀis ætt feck sigr at rettu | sva villdi Guð framdr milldi |
(VEÞ)
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AM 81 a fol (81a) — 109va/19 - 109va/25
imagesAldri bǫrðusk afli stœrðir
(ógn-sveipinna) blóðgum greipum
(hirð sótti þar †huerss† at garði)
herrar tveir af drengskap meira.
Undan reið, sá fremstr vas fundinn,
fyrða gramr, at jǫfnum burðum;
†sueriss† ætt fekk sigr at réttu;
svá vildi guð framiðr mildi.Alldri borduzt · | afli stærdir . ognsueipínna blogdgum grei | pum . hírd sotti þar huerss at gardi herrar í | af dreingskap meíra . vndan ʀeid sa frem | str var fundinn fyrda gramr at jafnum bur | dum . sueriss ætt feck sigur at rettu sua vil | lde gud framidr millde·
(VEÞ)
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Holm perg 8 fol (8) — 57r/17 - 57r/19
imagesAldri bǫrðusk afli stœrðir
(ógn-sveipinna) blóðgum greipum
(hirð sótti þar †huo᷎rs† at garði)
herrar tveir af drengskap meira.
Undan reið, sás fremstr vas fundinn,
fyrða gramr, at jǫfnum burðum;
Sverris ætt fekk sigr at réttu;
svá vildi guð framiðr mildi.Alldri borðuz afli stærðir . óghn sueipanda blodgum greipum · hírð | sotti þar huo᷎rs at garði . herrar tueír af dreingskap meíra . vndan reið sa er fremztr uar fundinn . fyrða | gramr at io᷎fnum burðum . suerris ætt feck sighr at réttv . sva villdi guð framiðr milldi.
(VEÞ)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 178vb/55 - 178vb/58
imagesAldri bǫrðusk afli stœrðir
(ógn-sveipinna) blóðgum greipum
(hirð sótti þar hress at garði)
herrar tveir af drengskap meira.
Undan reið, sás fremstr vas fundinn,
fyrða gramr, at jǫfnum burðum;
Sverris ætt fekk sigr at réttu;
svá vildi guð framiðr mildi.Alldri baurduzst afli stærdir | ogn sueípinna blodgum greípum hírd sotti þar hress at gardí herrar .í. af dreingskap meíra | vndan reíd sa er fremstr var fundínn fyrda gramr at iofnum burdum suerris ætt feck sigr | at rettu sva villdi gud framidr milldí.
(VEÞ)
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 381v/15 - 381v/22
images
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