Sigv ErfÓl 4I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 4’ 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. 670.
text and translation
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir neitti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— ráns biðu rekkar sýna
refsing — firum efsa.
Buðu, þeirs ollu úthlaupum, opt ríklunduðum gram rautt goll kaupask undan, en ræsir neitti. Hann bað efsa skǫr firum með hjǫrvi; svá skal verja herland; rekkar biðu sýna refsing ráns.
‘Those who carried out plundering expeditions often offered the mighty-spirited prince red gold to buy themselves off, but the ruler refused. He ordered men’s hair to be cut with the sword; that is how to defend the people’s land; the warriors suffered visible punishment for their robbery. ’
notes and context
King Óláfr is said to have put an end to the practice whereby the sons of Norwegian aristocrats and powerful farmers went raiding, both within Norway and abroad. He brings security to the land and curtails their robbery by punishing them with death or maiming; neither pleas nor bribes deflect him.
readings
- [1] buðu: ‘ludu’ 321ˣ
- [1] opt: om. 325V
- [1] þeirs (‘þeir er’): þeim er papp18ˣ, þeir 321ˣ, þar er Flat
- [2] úthlaupum: út hlupum Tóm
- [2] gram: grams J2ˣ
- [2] kaupask: kaupa J2ˣ
- [3] rautt: rétt 61
- [3] neitti: so papp18ˣ, 321ˣ, 68, 325V, 325XI 2 g, neytti Kˣ, netti Holm2, nítti J2ˣ, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, Holm4, 325VII, Bb, Flat, ‘⸜n⸝atti’ 61, veitti Tóm
- [4] ‑lunduðum: ‑lynduðum Bb
- [4] undan: slíku 68
- [5] Skǫr: skotit Bb
- [5] bað: bauð papp18ˣ, J2ˣ, bar 68, lét 61, Bb, Flat, Tóm
- [6] her‑: hér 325VII
- [6] ‑land: lǫndum 321ˣ, ‑lǫnd 73aˣ
- [6] svá: om. 321ˣ
- [7] ráns: rá ráns papp18ˣ, rán Holm2, J2ˣ, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, Holm4, 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, 325XI 2 g, raun 68, 61, rann Tóm
- [7] biðu: biðr Bb
- [7] rekkar: réttrar 68, rekka 61, Bb, Tóm, rekka corrected from rekkar Flat
- [7] sýna: so Holm4, 325VII, sína Kˣ, papp18ˣ, sona Holm2, 325XI 2 g, reiðir J2ˣ, þínir 321ˣ, 73aˣ, sýnar 68, trjónur 61, Flat, Tóm, sóna 325V, ‘trino’ Bb
- [8] firum: konungr 61, Bb, Flat, Tóm
- [8] efsa: ofsa Holm2, J2ˣ, 321ˣ, ‘hnefsa’ 61, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm, efla 325V
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) — 438v/26 - 439r/4
imagesGoll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir neytti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— ráns biðu rekkar sína
refsing — firum efsa.Gull buðo opt þeir er ollo | uthlꜹpom gram cꜹpaz | rꜹtt eɴ ræsir neytti | ríklundoþom undan || scꜹr bað hann með hiǫrvi | her land skal sva væria | ráns biðo reckar sina | refsing firum efsa
(KS)
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Holm papp 18 folx (papp18x) — 165r/6 - 165r/9
Goll buðu opt, þeim er ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir neitti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bauð hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rá ráns biðu rekkar sína
refsing — firum efsa. -
Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 59v/27 - 59v/29
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir netti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rán biðu rekkar sona
refsing — firum ofsa. -
Thott 972 folx (972x) — 445va/7 - 445va/14
images -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 211v/15 - 211v/22
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, grams kaupa
rautt, en ræsir nítti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bauð hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rán biðu rekkar reiðir
refsing — firum ofsa. -
AM 321 4°x (321x) — 225/24 - 225/27
Goll †ludu† opt, þeir ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir nítti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— herlǫndum skal verja —
— rán biðu rekkar þínir
refsing — firum ofsa. -
AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 183r/15 - 183r/22
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir nítti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— her-lǫnd skal svá verja —
— rán biðu rekkar þínir
refsing — firum efsa. -
AM 68 fol (68) — 59r/18 - 59r/20
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir neitti,
ríklunduðum slíku.
Skǫr bar hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— raun biðu réttrar sýnar
refsing — firum efsa. -
Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 57vb/23 - 57vb/27
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir nítti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rán biðu rekkar sýna
refsing — firum efsa. -
AM 61 fol (61) — 118ra/26 - 118ra/29
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rétt, en ræsir †⸜n⸝atti†,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr lét hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— raun biðu rekka trjónur
refsing — konungr †hnefsa†. -
AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 71rb/28 - 71rb/33
Goll buðu , þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir neitti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rán biðu rekkar sóna
refsing — firum efla. -
AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 33r/39 - 33r/41
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir nítti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— hérland skal svá verja —
— rán biðu rekkar sýna
refsing — firum †hnefsa†. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 191ra/24 - 191ra/28
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir nítti,
rík-lynduðum undan.
skotit lét hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rán biðr rekka †trino†
refsing — konungr †hnefsa†. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 119vb/52 - 119vb/55
Goll buðu opt, þar er ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir nítti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr lét hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rán biðu rekka trjónur
refsing — konungr †hnefsa†. -
GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 148r/22 - 148r/24
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
út hlupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir veitti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr lét hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rann biðu rekka trjónur
refsing — konungr †hnefsa†. -
AM 325 XI 2 g 4° (325XI 2 g) — 4vb/20 - 4vb/24
Goll buðu opt, þeirs ollu
images
úthlaupum, gram kaupask
rautt, en ræsir neitti,
ríklunduðum undan.
Skǫr bað hann með hjǫrvi
— herland skal svá verja —
— rán biðu rekkar sona
refsing — firum efsa. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 293v/14 - 293v/21
images
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