Sigv Ást 2I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Poem about Queen Ástríðr 2’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 648.
text and translation
Máttit hón við hættna
heilrôð Svía deila
meir, þótt Magnús væri
margnenninn sonr hennar.
Olli hón, þvít allri
áttleifð Haralds knátti
mest með môttkum Kristi
Magnús konungr fagna.
Hón máttit, heilrôð, deila meir við hættna Svía, þótt margnenninn Magnús væri sonr hennar. Hón olli mest, með môttkum Kristi, þvít Magnús konungr knátti fagna allri áttleifð Haralds.
‘She could not have dealt, fully decisive, better with the daring Swedes even if the very energetic Magnús had been her son. She was the main reason, with the mighty Christ, that King Magnús could gladly take up all the inheritance of Haraldr. ’
notes and context
As for st. 1.
readings
- [1] Máttit: ‘Mattið’ 39, F, J2ˣ, E
- [2] deila: deili F
- [4] sonr: so J2ˣ, E, son Kˣ, 39, F
- [6] átt‑: so 39, F, ‘át‑’ Kˣ, ‘æt‑’ E
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 63 folx (Kx) — 495r/19 - 495r/26
imagesMáttit hón við hættna
heilrôð Svía deila
meir, þótt Magnús væri
margnenninn son hennar.
Olli hón, þvít allri
†át-†leifð Haralds knátti
mest með môttkum Kristi
Magnús konungr fagna.Mattit hon við hætna | heilráð svia deila | meiʀ þott Magnus veri | marg neɴinn son hennar | olli hon þvi at allri | átleifð Haraldz knatti | mest með matcom kristi | Magnus konungr fagna
(KS)
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AM 39 fol (39) — 12rb/30 - 12rb/34
images†Mattið† hón við hættna
heilrôð Svía deila
meir, þótt Magnús væri
margnenninn son hennar.
Olli hón, þvít allri
áttleifð Haralds knátti
mest með môttkum Kristi
Magnús konungr fagna.Mattið hon við hætna | heilrað svia dæila mæiʀ þót magnus veri marg | neɴiɴ son hennar. olli hon þui at allri átt læyf | ð haralds knatti mest með mattcom cristi magnus konungr | fagna.
(KS)
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AM 45 fol (F) — 37rb/16 - 37rb/19
images†Mattið† hón við hættna
heilrôð Svía deili
meir, þótt Magnús væri
margnenninn son hennar.
Olli hón, þvít allri
áttleifð Haralds knátti
mest með môttkum Kristi
Magnús konungr fagna.Mattid hon við hætna heil rað svia | deili meiʀ þott magnus veri margneɴinn son hennar. olli hon þvi at | allri att leyfð haralldz knatti. mest með matkom kristi mag | nvs konungr fagna.
(KS)
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AM 38 folx (J2x) — 239v/10 - 239v/13 [1-4]
images†Mattið† hón við hættna
heilrôð Svía deila
meir, þótt Magnús væri
margnenninn sonr hennar.
Olli hón, þvít allri
áttleifð Haralds knátti
mest með môttkum Kristi
Magnús konungr fagna.mattið hon við hætna | heilrað Svia deila | meiʀ þo at Magnus væri | margrnennin sonr hennar
(KS)
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AM 47 fol (E) — 3r/23 - 3r/25
images†Mattið† hón við hættna
heilrôð Svía deila
meir, þótt Magnús væri
margnenninn sonr hennar.
Olli hón, þvít allri
†æt-†leifð Haralds knátti
mest með môttkum Kristi
Magnús konungr fagna.Mattið hon við hætna heilrað suia deila meiʀ þo | at magnus væri margnennin sonr hennar olli hon þviat allri ætleifð haʀalds knatti mest með maᴛkvm | kristi. magnus konungr fagna.
(KS)
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 297r/16 - 297r/19
images -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 297r/24 - 297v/2
images
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