Sigvatr Þórðarson, Knútsdrápa 3

Matthew Townend

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Sigv Knútdr 3^I

Matthew Townend (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Knútsdrápa 3’ 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. 653.

Sigvatr Þórðarson Knútsdrápa

2 3 4

text and translation

Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk ætt at frétt
Haralds í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lýrgǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.

Knútr vas und himnum … Hykk at frétt hug duga {ætt Haralds} vel í her. Óláfr, ársæll jǫfurr, lét lið fara {lýrgǫtu} suðr ór Nið.

‘Knútr was under the heavens … I believe, according to reports, [his] courage served the descendant of Haraldr [= Óláfr] well in battle. Óláfr, the season-blessed prince, let his fleet travel the pollack-path [SEA] south from Nidelven. ’

notes and context

In ÓH-Hkr, Snorri illustrates his account of how Óláfr Haraldsson and the Swedish king Ǫnundr Óláfsson met up and ravaged Denmark by quoting sts 3-4. Fsk and ÓHLeg quote sts 3-6 as a sequence, after sts 7-8 and with only a brief introduction referring to Óláfr’s journey south.

See Note to st. 1 [All] for the introductory words in ÓH-Hkr. Fsk and ÓHLeg, having already cited sts 7-8, ascribe sts 3-6 to the same poem.

readings

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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 405r/29 - 405v/7
Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk ætt at frétt
Haralds í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lýtgǫtu
lið suðr ór niðr
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
Knútr var und himnom || hyɢ ec ætt at frett | haraldz i her | húg vel dúga | let ~~lyt~~ goto | lið suðr or niðr | Olafr jófurr | arsæll fara.
(KS)
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Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 51r/3 - 51r/4
Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk ætt at frétt
Haralds í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lýrgǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 194v/30 - 195r/4
Knútr vas und ítrum.
Hykk ætt at †frætt†
†harr† í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lýrgǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 180/27 - 180/28
Knútr varð .
hygg ætt at †frætt†
Haralds í her
dug vel duga.
Lét lýrgǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
Knutr vard hyɢ ætt at frætt. halldz i her dug vel duga let lyrgau | tu. lid sydr or nid. olafr jofr. ar sæll fara.
(VEÞ)
images

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 157v/14 - 157v/20
Knútr varð und veg.
vil ek rétt at frétt
Haralds í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lýrgǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

AM 68 fol (68) — 48v/33 - 48v/34
Knútr er und himnum.
Hykk hætt at frétt
Haralds í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lýrgǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 45ra/20 - 45ra/23
Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk ætt at frétt
Haralds í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lýgǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

AM 61 fol (61) — 111rb/5 - 111rb/7
Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk œztr at fæstr
†harra lads† ok hét
full,†[…]† vel duga.
Lét hyrs-†-od†
suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
†atsell† fara.
images

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 57ra/13 - 57ra/17
Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk ætt at †frætt†
Haralds í her
hygg vel duga.
Lét lýðgota
lýðr suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll farðu.
images

AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 29v/51 - 29v/52
Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk rétt at frétt
Haralds í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lúðrgota
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 180va/5 - 180va/8
Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk ætt af frétt
Haralds í her
hugr vel duga.
Lét lýðrgauta
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 114vb/17 - 114vb/19
Knútr varð und himnum.
Hykk ætt at frétt
Haralds í her
hugr vel duga.
lét sér lýðrgauta
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
†atsæll† fara.
images

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 137v/2 - 137v/3
Knútr vas unn himnum.
Hykk rétt at frétt
Haralds í her
hug vel duga.
Lét lýrgota
lið suðr ór
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 46r/27 - 46v/4
Knútr er und himnum.
Hykk ætt at †frætt†
Haralds í her
hug -leiks duga.
Lét lýsgǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

DG 8 (DG8) — 92r/20 - 92r/21
Knútr vas und himnum.
Hykk ætt at frétt
†haralldar† í her
hug -leiks duga.
Lét †lyrs†gǫtu
lið suðr ór Nið
Óláfr jǫfurr
ársæll fara.
images

AM 51 folx (51x) — 42r/30 - 42v/1
images

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 332r/3 - 332r/10
images

Thott 972 folx (972x) — 367va/6 - 367va/13
images

editions and texts

Skj: Sigvatr Þórðarson, 10. Knútsdrápa 3: AI, 249, BI, 232-3, Skald I, 120, NN §2516; Hkr 1893-1901, II, 350, IV, 141-2, ÍF 27, 270 (ÓHHkr ch. 145); ÓH 1941, I, 425 (ch. 135), Flat 1860-8, II, 276; Fsk 1902-3, 162 (ch. 27), ÍF 29, 184 (ch. 32); ÓHLeg 1922, 60, ÓHLeg 1982, 142-3.

290

Hkr 291 (II 90)

292

533

Flat 534

535

ÓHHkr 90 (II 90)

ÓH 96 (93)

ÓHLeg 32

Fsk

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Sigv Knútdr 3^I

text and translation

notes and context

readings

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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 405r/29 - 405v/7

Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 51r/3 - 51r/4

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 194v/30 - 195r/4

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 180/27 - 180/28

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 157v/14 - 157v/20

AM 68 fol (68) — 48v/33 - 48v/34

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 45ra/20 - 45ra/23

AM 61 fol (61) — 111rb/5 - 111rb/7

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 57ra/13 - 57ra/17

AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 29v/51 - 29v/52

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 180va/5 - 180va/8

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 114vb/17 - 114vb/19

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 137v/2 - 137v/3

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 46r/27 - 46v/4

DG 8 (DG8) — 92r/20 - 92r/21

AM 51 folx (51x) — 42r/30 - 42v/1

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 332r/3 - 332r/10

Thott 972 folx (972x) — 367va/6 - 367va/13

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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 405r/29 - 405v/7

Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 51r/3 - 51r/4

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 194v/30 - 195r/4

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 180/27 - 180/28

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 157v/14 - 157v/20

AM 68 fol (68) — 48v/33 - 48v/34

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 45ra/20 - 45ra/23

AM 61 fol (61) — 111rb/5 - 111rb/7

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 57ra/13 - 57ra/17

AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 29v/51 - 29v/52

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 180va/5 - 180va/8

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 114vb/17 - 114vb/19

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 137v/2 - 137v/3

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 46r/27 - 46v/4

DG 8 (DG8) — 92r/20 - 92r/21

AM 51 folx (51x) — 42r/30 - 42v/1

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 332r/3 - 332r/10

Thott 972 folx (972x) — 367va/6 - 367va/13

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