Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 7

Judith Jesch

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Sigv ErfÓl 7^I

Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 7’ 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. 673.

Sigvatr Þórðarson Erfidrápa Óláfs helga

6 7 8

Þórð ‘Þórðr’

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Þórðr (noun m.): Þórðr

[1] Þórð: Þórðr 73aˣ, Bb, Flat

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[1] Þórð ‘Þórðr’: Þórðr Fólason is mentioned as Óláfr’s merkismaðr ‘standard-bearer’ in ch. 83 of Hkr (ÍF 27, 122) in an anecdote also involving the poet Sigvatr. Þórðr was killed at Stiklastaðir (ÍF 27, 380-1).

frák ‘I heard that’

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1. fregna (verb): hear of

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[1] frák ‘I heard’: The skaldic convention of presenting material as hearsay has a precise meaning here. According to Snorri Sturluson (ÍF 27, 358) Sigvatr was criticised for not having been present at the battle. See also sts 15/7-8 and 27 below, Sigv Lv 23, Þorm Lv 20 and their Contexts.

þat ‘on that’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[1] þat sinn: þar svá 61, 75e 4, 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm

sinn ‘occasion’

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2. sinn (noun n.; °?dat. -): time

[1] þat sinn: þar svá 61, 75e 4, 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm

herða ‘intensified’

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2. herða (verb): strengthen

[1] herða: harða 325V, Tóm, harðan Flat

þreifsk ‘flourished’

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þreifa (verb): feel with hand

[2] þreifsk: þreifk Holm2, þreifs 75e 4

sókn ‘the attack’

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sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight

[2] sókn: ógn 75e 4, 325V, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, sogn Bb

[3] fóru: vôru 73aˣ

þar ‘there’

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þar (adv.): there

geirum ‘with spears’

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geirr (noun m.): spear

[3] geirum: ‘gierom’ 75e 4

gǫrt ‘the full-scale’

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1. gǫrr (adj.): ample, perfect

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[4] gǫrt ‘full-scale’: The word is here construed as the adj. ‘complete, ample, mighty’, qualifying víg ‘battle’ (so also LP: gǫrr 1). It could alternatively be an adv., ‘amply’ (so ÍF 27).

víg ‘battle’

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víg (noun n.; °-s; -): battle

saman ‘together’

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saman (adv.): together

hjǫrtu ‘hearts’

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hjarta (noun n.; °-; *-u): heart

[4] hjǫrtu: bjǫrtum Bb

Stǫng ‘standard-pole’

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stǫng (noun f.; °stangar, dat. -u; stangir/stengr): pole

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[5] stǫng ‘standard-pole’: A stǫng may be any kind of a pole (Whaley 2005b), but here it refers to that which carries the king’s battle-standard (Jesch 2001a, 253-4) or possibly the standard itself; see also sts 11/4, 12/3 below.

bar ‘carried’

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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry

[5] bar: bar hann 68

hôtt ‘high’

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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high

fyr ‘before’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

Hringa ‘of the Hringar’

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2. Hringr (noun m.; °-s): Hringr

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hjaldrmóðum gram Hringa;
‘the battle-bold prince of the Hringar; ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
the battle-bold prince of the Hringar; → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr

hjaldr ‘the battle’

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1. hjaldr (noun m.): battle < hjaldrmóðr (adj.)

[6] hjaldr‑: ‘hulldr’ 73aˣ, hjaldrs Flat

kennings

hjaldrmóðum gram Hringa;
‘the battle-bold prince of the Hringar; ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
the battle-bold prince of the Hringar; → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr

móðum ‘bold’

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1. móðr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-): courage < hjaldrmóðr (adj.)

[6] ‑móðum: móðan 73aˣ

kennings

hjaldrmóðum gram Hringa;
‘the battle-bold prince of the Hringar; ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
the battle-bold prince of the Hringar; → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr

gram ‘prince’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

kennings

hjaldrmóðum gram Hringa;
‘the battle-bold prince of the Hringar; ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
the battle-bold prince of the Hringar; → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr

bróðir ‘brother’

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bróðir (noun m.; °bróður/brǿðr/bróðurs, dat. bróður/brǿðr/breðr, acc. bróður/brǿðr; brǿðr/bróðr/breðr (brǿðrirnir Jvs291 75¹⁴), gen. brǿ---): brother

[6] bróðir: bróður 61, 75e 4, 325V, Flat, Tóm, bróðir corrected from bróður 325VII

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Framlundaðr bróðir Ǫgmundar
‘The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr ’
= Þórðr
The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr → Þórðr

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[6, 8] bróðir Ǫgmundar ‘brother of Ǫgmundr’: Nothing is known of Ǫgmundr and whether he was also Fólason.

fullt ‘to the utmost’

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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete

[7] fullt: fyllt 73aˣ, full 61, 75e 4, Bb, Tóm, ‘fulld’ Flat

vann ‘he exerted himself’

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2. vinna (verb): perform, work

[7] vann: om. Holm2, ok J2ˣ, 73aˣ

fagrla ‘the beautifully’

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fagrla (adv.): [beautifully]

[7] fagrla: fagrliga Flat

gyllta ‘gilded’

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gylltr (adj.): gilded

[7] gyllta: gyllda 61, 75e 4, Bb, Flat, Tóm, gylltum 325V

fram ‘The eager’

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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away < framlundaðr (adj.)

[8] fram‑: frán‑ 68

kennings

Framlundaðr bróðir Ǫgmundar
‘The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr ’
= Þórðr
The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr → Þórðr

notes

[8] framlundaðr ‘eager-spirited’: This could alternatively be taken with the intercalary vann fullt (so Skj B; Skald), hence ‘the eager-spirited one exerted himself to the utmost’.

lundaðr ‘spirited’

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lundaðr (adj./verb p.p.): minded < framlundaðr (adj.)

[8] ‑lundaðr: ‘lunðr’ 73aˣ, búnaðr Tóm

kennings

Framlundaðr bróðir Ǫgmundar
‘The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr ’
= Þórðr
The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr → Þórðr

notes

[8] framlundaðr ‘eager-spirited’: This could alternatively be taken with the intercalary vann fullt (so Skj B; Skald), hence ‘the eager-spirited one exerted himself to the utmost’.

Ǫgmundar ‘of Ǫgmundr’

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Ǫgmundr (noun m.): Ǫgmundr

[8] Ǫgmundar: Guðmundar 75e 4, 325V

kennings

Framlundaðr bróðir Ǫgmundar
‘The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr ’
= Þórðr
The eager-spirited brother of Ǫgmundr → Þórðr

notes

[6, 8] bróðir Ǫgmundar ‘brother of Ǫgmundr’: Nothing is known of Ǫgmundr and whether he was also Fólason.

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At the battle of Stiklastaðir (Stiklestad), it is said that King Óláfr’s standard-bearer was Þórðr Fólason.

For the introduction to the stanza in ÓH-Hkr, see Introduction to this poem. This is the first of several stanzas in ErfÓl commemorating Óláfr’s fatal last battle at Stiklastaðir (Stiklestad) in 1030; for the battle and other skaldic poetry associated with it, see further ‘Ruler biographies’ in Introduction to this volume.

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Sigv ErfÓl 7I

Þórð ‘Þórðr’

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frák ‘I heard that’

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þat ‘on that’

sinn ‘occasion’

herða ‘intensified’

þreifsk ‘flourished’

sókn ‘the attack’

með ‘alongside’

Ôleifi ‘Óláfr’

góð ‘noble’

fóru ‘advanced’

þar ‘there’

geirum ‘with spears’

gǫrt ‘the full-scale’

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víg ‘battle’

saman ‘together’

hjǫrtu ‘hearts’

Stǫng ‘standard-pole’

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bar ‘carried’

hôtt ‘high’

fyr ‘before’

Hringa ‘of the Hringar’

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hjaldr ‘the battle’

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móðum ‘bold’

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gram ‘prince’

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bróðir ‘brother’

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fullt ‘to the utmost’

vann ‘he exerted himself’

fagrla ‘the beautifully’

gyllta ‘gilded’

fram ‘The eager’

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lundaðr ‘spirited’

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Ǫgmundar ‘of Ǫgmundr’

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