Anon Krm 16VIII
Rory McTurk (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Poems, Krákumál 16’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 749.
text and translation
Hjuggu vér með hjörvi.
Hverr lá þverr um annan;
glaðr varð geira hríðar
gaukr at sverða leiki.
Lét ei örn né ylgi,
sá er Írlandi stýrði,
— mót varð málms ok rítar —
Marstan konungr fasta.
Varð í Veðrarfirði
valtafn gefit hrafni.
Hjuggu vér með hjörvi. Hverr lá þverr um annan; {gaukr {hríðar geira}} varð glaðr at {leiki sverða}. Marstan konungr, sá er stýrði Írlandi, lét ei ǫrn né ylgi fasta; varð mót málms ok rítar. Valtafn varð gefit hrafni í Veðrarfirði.
‘We hewed with the sword. Each man lay athwart another; the cuckoo of the storm of spears [BATTLE > RAVEN/EAGLE] became happy in the game of swords [BATTLE]. King Marstan, who ruled over Ireland, did not allow eagle or she-wolf to fast; a meeting of metal and shield came about. Corpse-prey was given to the raven in Waterford. ’
notes and context
This stanza is not found in 1824b and apparently not in 147 either: in both these mss, 1824b (80r-v) and 147 (108v), the text runs straight on to st. 17. It may however be noted that between sts 23 and 24 as preserved on fol. 103r of 147 there is space sufficient to accommodate one stanza and apparently containing text, which, however, Olsen (Ragn 1906-8, 188) could not read and which is still illegible. — [3-4]: The present ed. follows the reading of the lines adopted by Finnur Jónsson (1905; Skj B) and by Kock (Skald). Previous eds from Rafn (1826) to Finnur Jónsson (1893b) inclusive follow 6ˣ here, reading: glaðr varð gera bróðir | getu við sóknar læti, i.e. bróðir gera varð glaðr getu við læti sóknar ‘the brother of the greedy one <wolf> became happy at [the prospect of nutritional] gain in the tumult of the onslaught’. — [7]: This line shows some verbal similarities to RvHbreiðm Hl 76/3III rít hykk malma meittu (variant reading: mættu) ‘I believe swords sliced (or met) the shield’.
readings
- [1] Hjuggu vér með hjörvi: abbrev. as ‘H: v. m h.’ R702ˣ, Hjuggum vér með hjörvi LR, R693ˣ, 6ˣ
- [2] Hverr: ‘hvor’ LR, R693ˣ
- [2] um: of 6ˣ
- [3] geira hríðar (‘geyra hridar’): ‘geira hrydur’ LR, ‘Gera broder’ with ‘Geira brudur al.’ in margin 6ˣ
- [4] gaukr at sverða leiki: ‘geto vid soknar lęte’ 6ˣ
- [8] ‑stan: ‑steinn 6ˣ
- [9] Veðrar‑ (‘vedrar’): Veðra LR, R693ˣ, 6ˣ
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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UppsUB R 702x (R702x) — 30v - 30v
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images
Hverr lá þverr um annan;
glaðr varð geira hríðar
gaukr at sverða leiki.
Lét ei örn né ylgi,
sá er Írlandi stýrði,
— mót varð málms ok rítar —
Marstan konungr fasta.
Varð í Veðrarfirði
valtafn gefit hrafni. -
Worm 1636 (LR) — 213 - 214
Hjuggum vér með hjörvi .
images
†hvor† lá þverr um annan;
glaðr varð †geira hrydur†
gaukr at sverða leiki.
Lét ei örn né ylgi,
sá er Írlandi stýrði,
— mót varð málms ok rítar —
Marstan konungr fasta.
Varð í Veðrafirði
valtafn gefit hrafni. -
UppsUB R 693x (R693x) — 12r - 12r
Hjuggum vér með hjörvi .
†hvor† lá þverr um annan;
glaðr varð geira hríðar
gaukr at sverða leiki.
Lét ei örn né ylgi,
sá er Írlandi stýrði,
— mót varð málms ok rítar —
Marstan konungr fasta.
Varð í Veðrafirði
valtafn gefit hrafni. -
AM 6 folx (6x) — 89r/11 - 89r/10
Hjuggum vér með hjörvi .
images
Hverr lá þverr of annan;
glaðr varð †Gera broder†
†geto vid soknar lęte† .
Lét ei örn né ylgi,
sá er Írlandi stýrði,
— mót varð málms ok rítar —
Mar-steinn konungr fasta.
Varð í Veðrafirði
valtafn gefit hrafni.
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XII], H. Krákumál 16: AI, 645, BI, 652-3, Skald I, 319; Rafn 1826, 14-15, 127-30, Pfeiffer 1860, 125-6, CPB II, 343, Wisén 1886-9, I, 64, Krm 1891, 227, Finnur Jónsson 1893b, 88, Finnur Jónsson 1905, 155.
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