Sigvatr Þórðarson, Knútsdrápa 6

Matthew Townend

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Sigv Knútdr 6^I

Matthew Townend (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Knútsdrápa 6’ 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. 657.

Sigvatr Þórðarson Knútsdrápa

5 6 7

text and translation

Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét skarpla
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.

Snarir dróttnar gôtut spanit Danmǫrk und sik sǫkum herfarar. Þá lét {hlǫðr Dana} Skáney herjaða skarpla. … Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.

‘The bold lords could not get Denmark lured under them because of warfare. Then the feller of the Danes [NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr] had Skåne ravaged fiercely. …The most eminent prince.’

notes and context

In ÓH-Hkr, the stanza follows sts 7-8, with a chapter in between and an account of Óláfr and Ǫnundr ravaging Skáni (Skåne). In Fsk and ÓHLeg, it concludes the sequence beginning with st. 3.

[8]: The line completes the klofastef ‘split refrain’; see Note to st. 3/1 above.

readings

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.

AM 36 folx (Kx) — 409v/6 - 409v/13
Gatuð drotnar | danmorc spanit | und sic sǫcom | snarir herfarar | þa lét scarpla | scáney dana | hlꜹðr heriða | hǫfud fremstr jofurr
(KS)
images

AM 325 XI 1 4° (325XI 1) — 3ra/30 - 3ra/32
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk †[…]†
[…] sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét †skarp[…]†
†[…]†
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 52r/1 - 52r/3
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
þá lék skarpla
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 196v/8 - 196v/15
images

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 184/8 - 184/9
Gatut drottnar danmork spanit. und sik saukum. snarir herfarar. þa let | skarpla. skaney Dana. hlaudr heriada haufut fremstur jofor.
(VEÞ)
images

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 159v/25 - 159v/28
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét skjóta
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaði.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

AM 68 fol (68) — 49v/26 - 49v/27
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét †scarþla†
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 46ra/31 - 46ra/34
images

AM 61 fol (61) — 111vb/39 - 111vb/41
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik sǫkum
svá ok herfarar.
þá hét skarpla
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

AM 75 c fol (75c) — 30v/18 - 30v/20
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik †s[…]†
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét snarpla
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuð†fre[…]† jǫfurr.
images

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 58rb/22 - 58rb/26
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét skarpla
Skáney Dana
hǫlðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 181va/3 - 181va/5
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét snarpla
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 115ra/54 - 115ra/55
Gôtut dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und sik sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét snarpla
Skáney Dana
hǫlðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 138r/30 - 138r/31
†Gatur† dróttnar
Danmǫrk spanit
und set sǫkum
snarir herfarar.
Þá lét skarpla
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremst jǫfurr.
images

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 46v/21 - 46v/28
môttut dróttnar
Danmǫrk svana
áðr sik sviku
snarir her-fara.
hafði snarpla
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

DG 8 (DG8) — 92r/26 - 92r/28
môttut dróttar
Danmǫrk svana
áðr svik sviku
snarir her-fara.
hafði skarpla
Skáney Dana
hlǫðr herjaða.
Hǫfuðfremstr jǫfurr.
images

AM 51 folx (51x) — 42v/18 - 42v/25
images

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 332v/13 - 332v/20
images

Thott 972 folx (972x) — 375va/14 - 375va/21
images

editions and texts

Skj: Sigvatr Þórðarson, 10. Knútsdrápa 6: AI, 249-50, BI, 233, Skald I, 121; Hkr 1893-1901, II, 360, IV, 145, ÍF 27, 277-8 (ÓHHkr ch. 149); ÓH 1941, I, 433 (ch. 139), Flat 1860-8, II, 279; Fsk 1902-3, 163-4 (ch. 27), ÍF 29, 185 (ch. 32); ÓHLeg 1922, 60, ÓHLeg 1982, 144-5.

298

Hkr 299 (II 98)

300

541

Flat 542

543

ÓHHkr 98 (II 98)

103

ÓH 104 (101)

105

ÓHLeg 35

Fsk

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Sigv Knútdr 6^I

text and translation

notes and context

readings

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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 409v/6 - 409v/13

AM 325 XI 1 4° (325XI 1) — 3ra/30 - 3ra/32

Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 52r/1 - 52r/3

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 196v/8 - 196v/15

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 184/8 - 184/9

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 159v/25 - 159v/28

AM 68 fol (68) — 49v/26 - 49v/27

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 46ra/31 - 46ra/34

AM 61 fol (61) — 111vb/39 - 111vb/41

AM 75 c fol (75c) — 30v/18 - 30v/20

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 58rb/22 - 58rb/26

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 181va/3 - 181va/5

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 115ra/54 - 115ra/55

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 138r/30 - 138r/31

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 46v/21 - 46v/28

DG 8 (DG8) — 92r/26 - 92r/28

AM 51 folx (51x) — 42v/18 - 42v/25

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 332v/13 - 332v/20

Thott 972 folx (972x) — 375va/14 - 375va/21

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Sigv Knútdr 6I

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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 409v/6 - 409v/13

AM 325 XI 1 4° (325XI 1) — 3ra/30 - 3ra/32

Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 52r/1 - 52r/3

AM 38 folx (J2x) — 196v/8 - 196v/15

AM 321 4°x (321x) — 184/8 - 184/9

AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 159v/25 - 159v/28

AM 68 fol (68) — 49v/26 - 49v/27

Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 46ra/31 - 46ra/34

AM 61 fol (61) — 111vb/39 - 111vb/41

AM 75 c fol (75c) — 30v/18 - 30v/20

AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 58rb/22 - 58rb/26

Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 181va/3 - 181va/5

GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 115ra/54 - 115ra/55

GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 138r/30 - 138r/31

OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 46v/21 - 46v/28

DG 8 (DG8) — 92r/26 - 92r/28

AM 51 folx (51x) — 42v/18 - 42v/25

AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 332v/13 - 332v/20

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