Sigv Víkv 13I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Víkingarvísur 13’ 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. 551.
Þrettanda ‘the thirteenth’
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þrettándi (num. ordinal): thirteenth
vannt ‘’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
Þrœnda ‘of the Þrœndir’
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Þrœndr (noun m.; °; þrǿndir/þrǿndr): people from Tröndelag
kennings
Snjallr dróttinn Þrœnda‘The brave lord of the Þrœndir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
The brave lord of the Þrœndir → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
notes
[1, 2] dróttinn Þrœnda ‘lord of the Þrœndir [NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr]’: This kenning, and one in the next stanza (st. 14/1), begin to anticipate the end of the poem, which sees Óláfr’s return to Norway as its ruler.
þá ‘’
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2. þá (adv.): then
þat ‘that’
[2] þat: þá 68, 61
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
flotna ‘’
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flotnar (noun m.): mariners
daul ‘’
ból ‘’
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ból (noun n.; °-s; -): dwelling
duol ‘’
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dvǫl (noun f.; °-ar; dvalar/dvalir): [rest]
bǫl ‘bad luck’
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bǫl (noun n.; °-s, dat. bǫlvi): evil
[2] bǫl: ból 68, Bb, ‘duol’ Flat, ‘daul’ Tóm
drótta ‘’
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1. drótt (noun f.): troop
dróttum ‘’
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1. drótt (noun f.): troop
dróttinn ‘lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
[2] dróttinn: dróttum Flat, drótta Tóm
kennings
Snjallr dróttinn Þrœnda‘The brave lord of the Þrœndir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
The brave lord of the Þrœndir → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
notes
[1, 2] dróttinn Þrœnda ‘lord of the Þrœndir [NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr]’: This kenning, and one in the next stanza (st. 14/1), begin to anticipate the end of the poem, which sees Óláfr’s return to Norway as its ruler.
snjallr ‘The brave’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
kennings
Snjallr dróttinn Þrœnda‘The brave lord of the Þrœndir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
The brave lord of the Þrœndir → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
sælu ‘’
Selu ‘’
Selju ‘Selju’
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3. Selja (noun f.; °-u): Selja < Seljupollr (noun m.)3. Selja (noun f.; °-u): Selja < Sælufollar (noun m.)
[3] Selju‑: Selu‑ 325V, ‘sęlu’ Bb
notes
[3] Seljupollum ‘Seljupollar’: It has been suggested (Johnsen 1916, 17) that this is (Lat.) Cilenorum aqua, now La Guardia (Galician A Guarda), near the mouth of the river Miño, on the north-west coast of Spain. A tributary of the Mino is the river Sil, which could be the element represented by Selju-; and see Note to st. 11/4 for pollr. Spanish sources record the destruction of the nearby episcopal centre Tuy sometime around 1013-16 (Johnsen, loc. cit.) and some connection with Óláfr’s expedition seems likely.
follum ‘’
pollum ‘pollar’
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pollr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): pool < Seljupollr (noun m.)pollr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): pool < Selupollr (noun m.)
[3] ‑pollum: ‘‑follum’ Bb
notes
[3] Seljupollum ‘Seljupollar’: It has been suggested (Johnsen 1916, 17) that this is (Lat.) Cilenorum aqua, now La Guardia (Galician A Guarda), near the mouth of the river Miño, on the north-west coast of Spain. A tributary of the Mino is the river Sil, which could be the element represented by Selju-; and see Note to st. 11/4 for pollr. Spanish sources record the destruction of the nearby episcopal centre Tuy sometime around 1013-16 (Johnsen, loc. cit.) and some connection with Óláfr’s expedition seems likely.
sunnarla ‘south’
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sunnarla (adv.): in the south
styr ‘battle’
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styrr (noun m.; °dat. -): battle
kunni ‘’
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kunnr (adj.): known (?)
fullan ‘’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete
Upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
notes
[5, 7-8] lét gǫrva gengit ‘had the whole troop go’: Lit. ‘had completely gone’, i.e. ‘caused completely to go’. This assumes (with Skj B and ÍF 27) that the adv. gǫrva ‘completely’ means that the whole company were ordered into the attack. An alternative suggested in LP: gǫrva is that they went ‘the whole way’.
gramr ‘The prince’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
á ‘’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
gamla ‘old’
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gamall (adj.; °gamlan; compar. & superl. ellri adj.): old
Gunnvaldr ‘’
Gunnvalds ‘Gunnvalds’
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(non-lexical) < Gunnvaldsborg (noun f.)
[6] Gunnvalds‑: Gunnvaldr Bb
notes
[6] Gunnvaldsborg: This fortification cannot be identified with certainty.
borg ‘borg’
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borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold < Gunnvaldsborg (noun f.)
[6] ‑borg: om. Tóm
notes
[6] Gunnvaldsborg: This fortification cannot be identified with certainty.
of ‘in’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
morgin ‘the morning’
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morginn (noun m.; °morgins, dat. morgni; morgnar): morning
Geirfiðr ‘Geirfiðr’
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Geirfinnr (noun m.): [Geirfiðr]
notes
[7] Geirfiðr: This person is also unidentified.
hét ‘he was’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
sá ‘called’
[7] sá: om. 325V, sá er Flat, Tóm
gervar ‘’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
gauta ‘’
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gauti (noun m.): man, Geat
gotna ‘’
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gotnar (noun m.): men
gǫrva ‘the whole troop’
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gǫrva (adv.): fully
[7] gǫrva: gotna R686ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, gauta 325V, gervar 325VII
notes
[5, 7-8] lét gǫrva gengit ‘had the whole troop go’: Lit. ‘had completely gone’, i.e. ‘caused completely to go’. This assumes (with Skj B and ÍF 27) that the adv. gǫrva ‘completely’ means that the whole company were ordered into the attack. An alternative suggested in LP: gǫrva is that they went ‘the whole way’.
gengum ‘’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
gengis ‘’
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gengi (noun n.): support, following
genginn ‘’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
gengit ‘go’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
[8] gengit: gengum R686ˣ, gengis J2ˣ, genginn 68, 61
notes
[5, 7-8] lét gǫrva gengit ‘had the whole troop go’: Lit. ‘had completely gone’, i.e. ‘caused completely to go’. This assumes (with Skj B and ÍF 27) that the adv. gǫrva ‘completely’ means that the whole company were ordered into the attack. An alternative suggested in LP: gǫrva is that they went ‘the whole way’.
jarl ‘the jarl’
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jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl
notes
[8] jarl of fenginn ‘[and had] the jarl captured’: Fenginn ‘captured’ is parallel with gengit, lit. ‘gone’ and both depend on lét ‘had’. Of is the expletive particle, and a conj. ‘and’ is understood. Some mss read ok ‘and’ in place of of, and this reading is adopted in Skj B, but as it is confined to ÓH mss of the C class it seems to be a secondary ‘improvement’.
af ‘’
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af (prep.): from
ok ‘’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
notes
[8] jarl of fenginn ‘[and had] the jarl captured’: Fenginn ‘captured’ is parallel with gengit, lit. ‘gone’ and both depend on lét ‘had’. Of is the expletive particle, and a conj. ‘and’ is understood. Some mss read ok ‘and’ in place of of, and this reading is adopted in Skj B, but as it is confined to ÓH mss of the C class it seems to be a secondary ‘improvement’.
fengum ‘’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
fengit ‘’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
fenginn ‘captured’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
[8] fenginn: fengum R686ˣ, fengit 75c, 325V, 325VII, Flat, Tóm
notes
[8] jarl of fenginn ‘[and had] the jarl captured’: Fenginn ‘captured’ is parallel with gengit, lit. ‘gone’ and both depend on lét ‘had’. Of is the expletive particle, and a conj. ‘and’ is understood. Some mss read ok ‘and’ in place of of, and this reading is adopted in Skj B, but as it is confined to ÓH mss of the C class it seems to be a secondary ‘improvement’.
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Óláfr heads south to Seljupollar where he captures the castle of Gunnvaldsborg and its ruler Geirfiðr. The inhabitants of the castle ransom their leader for twelve thousand gold shillings.
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