Sigv ErfÓl 19I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 19’ 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. 687.
text and translation
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
auðn at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan.
Hǫrð, ómjúk auðn [e]s at {stríði Engla}, síz hermenn firrðu sjúkan konung lífi; hlíf raufsk fyr gram. Ǫr ǫld brá fjǫrvi Ôleifs, þars herr klauf skjǫldu; fylkir folks gekk {fund odda}, en Dagr helt undan.
‘There is a hard, unyielding desolation after [the death of] the opponent of the English [= Óláfr], since warriors removed the wounded king from life; the shield was sundered in front of the ruler. The bold troop destroyed the life of Óláfr, where the army clove shields; the leader of the army advanced into the meeting of points [BATTLE], but Dagr headed away. ’
notes and context
Stanzas 19 and 20 follow on from some comments on the date and time of Óláfr’s death and are introduced as Sigvatr’s words about the close of the battle.
readings
- [1] Hǫrðs (‘Hǫrð er’): ‘hǫr er’ 73aˣ, 325V, hǫrð var Tóm
- [1] síz hermenn: sú er menn Tóm
- [1] firrðu: gerðu all others
- [2] raufsk: rauzk J2ˣ, raufi 321ˣ, rauf 73aˣ, 325V, rauzt Holm4, róf Bb
- [2] lífi: om. Bb
- [3] auðn: ǫnd Holm2, J2ˣ, 73aˣ, Holm4, 61, 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm, auð 321ˣ
- [3] stríði: sendi J2ˣ, Holm4, 61, Flat, strindi 73aˣ
- [5] Ǫr: of 61, auk Bb, ok Flat, Tóm
- [6] klauf: hlaup Bb, ‘[…]’ Flat
- [7] folks: fjúks Tóm
- [7] gekk: komsk 321ˣ, fekk 73aˣ, Tóm
- [8] fund: fundr Holm4
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 36 folx (Kx) — 477r/23 - 477v/1
images†Hǫrð er†, síz hermenn firrðu
— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
auðn at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan.Hǫrð er sitz her menn firðo | hlíf rꜹfz fyr gram life | ꜹðn at engla striðe | ømiuk konung siukan | ꜹr bra Olafs fiorvi | ꜹld þar er heʀ clꜹf | folcs odda geck fylkir || fund eɴ Dagr helt undan
(KS)
-
Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 69v/24 - 69v/26
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
Thott 972 folx (972x) — 544va/25 - 545va/4
images -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 230r/22 - 230r/29 [1-4]
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf rauzk fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla sendi
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
AM 321 4°x (321x) — 263/22 - 263/24
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf raufi fyr gram — lífi,
auð at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda komsk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 205r/35 - 205v/6
†hǫr er†, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf rauf fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla strindi
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda fekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 65va/4 - 65va/9
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf rauzt fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla sendi
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fundr, en Dagr helt undan. -
AM 61 fol (61) — 127ra/17 - 127ra/20
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla sendi
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
of brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 83rb/8 - 83rb/13
†hǫr er†, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf rauf fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 39v/4 - 39v/6
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
Ǫr brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 200vb/26 - 200vb/29
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf róf fyr gram — ,
ǫnd at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
auk brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr hlaup skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 126ra/35 - 126ra/38
Hǫrðs, síz hermenn firrðu
images
— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla sendi
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
ok brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr †[…]† skjǫldu;
folks odda gekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 157v/5 - 157v/7
hǫrð var, sú er menn firrðu
images
— hlíf raufsk fyr gram — lífi,
ǫnd at Engla stríði
ómjúk, konung sjúkan.
ok brá Ôleifs fjǫrvi
ǫld, þars herr klauf skjǫldu;
fjúks odda fekk fylkir
fund, en Dagr helt undan. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 296r/8 - 296r/15
images
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