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Sigv Knútdr 6I

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 ÞórðarsonKnútsdrápa
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Gôtut ‘could not get’

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2. geta (verb): to beget, give birth to, mention, speak of; to think well of, like, love

[1] Gôtut: ‘Gatur’ Tóm, môttut FskBˣ, DG8

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spanit ‘lured’

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spenja (verb): entice

[2] spanit: ‘[…]’ 325XI 1, svana FskBˣ, DG8

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und ‘under’

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3. und (prep.): under, underneath

[3] und: […] 325XI 1, áðr FskBˣ, DG8

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sik ‘them’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

[3] sik: […] 325XI 1, set Tóm, svik DG8

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sǫkum ‘because of’

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sǫk (noun f.; °sakar; sakar/sakir): cause, offence

[3] sǫkum: ‘s[…]’ 75c, sviku FskBˣ, DG8

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snarir ‘The bold’

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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold

[4] snarir: svá ok 61

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farar ‘fare’

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fǫr (noun f.): journey, fate; movement < herfǫr (noun f.): war-expedition

[4] ‑farar: ‑fara FskBˣ, DG8

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Þá ‘Then’

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2. þá (adv.): then

[5] Þá lét: þá lék Holm2, þá hét 61, hafði FskBˣ, DG8

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lét ‘had’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

[5] Þá lét: þá lék Holm2, þá hét 61, hafði FskBˣ, DG8

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skarpla ‘fiercely’

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skarpla (adv.): [fiercely]

[5] skarpla: ‘skarp[…]’ 325XI 1, skjóta 73aˣ, ‘scarþla’ 68, snarpla 75c, Bb, Flat, FskBˣ

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[5] skarpla ‘fiercely’: The alliteration on Skáney establishes this reading as correct, rather than the (more or less synonymous) snarpla. 

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Skáney ‘Skåne’

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Skáney (noun f.): Skåne

[6] Skáney Dana: ‘[…]’ 325XI 1

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[6] Skáney ‘Skåne’: The prose Context cited above uses the alternative form Skáni. The sequence of events is uncertain but seems to have been as follows: Óláfr and Ǫnundr raided Sjáland/Selund (Zealand), then, prevented by Knútr’s military defences there and possibly deterred by the news that he was on his way with a great fleet, withdrew to Skáney (Skåne, also Danish territory) and raided there. Knútr pursued them to Á in helga (Helgeå in the east of Skåne, sts 7-9), where the two sides met in battle; see Note to Ótt Knútdr 11/3.

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Dana ‘of the Danes’

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Danr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ir): Dane

[6] Skáney Dana: ‘[…]’ 325XI 1

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hlǫðr Dana
‘the feller of the Danes ’
   = NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr

the feller of the Danes → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
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hlǫðr ‘the feller’

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hlǫðr (noun m.): feller, vanquisher

[7] hlǫðr: hǫlðr 325V, Flat

kennings

hlǫðr Dana
‘the feller of the Danes ’
   = NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr

the feller of the Danes → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
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herjaða ‘ravaged’

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2. herja (verb): harry, ravage

[7] herjaða: herjaði 73aˣ

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jǫfurr ‘prince’

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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince

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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.

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