Sjórs Lv 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigurðr jórsalafari Magnússon, Lausavísur 3’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 468-9.
text and translation
Skjótt bark skjǫld inn hvíta
— skald biðr, at goð valdi —
ár til eggja skúrar
ótrauðr, en frá rauðan.
Þat hefk hǫgg of hǫggvit
handvíst á Blálandi,
— goð ræðr sókn ok sigri —
svanni, þínum manni.
Ár bark ótrauðr inn hvíta skjǫld skjótt til {skúrar eggja}, en frá rauðan; skald biðr, at goð valdi. Þat handvíst hǫgg hefk of hǫggvit manni þínum á Blálandi, svanni; goð ræðr sókn ok sigri.
‘Earlier I, not unwilling, carried the white shield speedily to the shower of sword-blades [BATTLE], and [when I carried it] back [it was] red; the poet asks that God prevail. That sure blow I have struck for your husband in Africa, woman; God rules war and victory.’
notes and context
King Sigurðr recites this st. about his exploits abroad to Ingibjǫrg Guthormsdóttir, the wife of his brother, King Eysteinn Magnússon.
For Sigurðr’s journey to Palestine and Byzantium, see ESk Sigdr I, Hskv Útkv, Hskv Útdr and Þstf Stuttdr.
readings
- [1] bark (‘bar ec’): bar 42ˣ
- [2] at: á 42ˣ
- [4] frá: fá 42ˣ
- [5] Þat: þar F, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ
- [6] ‑víst: ‑laust H
- [7] ræðr: ráði 42ˣ
- [8] svanni: svanninn F
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.
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GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 30v/6 - 30v/6
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AM 66 fol (H) — 109r/21 - 109r/21
Skjótt bark skjǫld inn hvíta
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— skald biðr, at goð valdi —
ár til eggja skúrar
ótrauðr, en frá rauðan.
Þat hefk hǫgg of hǫggvit
hand-laust á Blálandi,
— goð ræðr sókn ok sigri —
svanni, þínum manni. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 72rb/28 - 72rb/28
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AM 45 fol (F) — 64vb/20 - 64vb/23
Skjótt bark skjǫld inn hvíta
images
— skald biðr, at goð valdi —
ár til eggja skúrar
ótrauðr, en frá rauðan.
þar hefk hǫgg of hǫggvit
handvíst á Blálandi,
— goð ræðr sókn ok sigri —
svanninn, þínum manni. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 43r/27 - 43r/29
Skjótt bark skjǫld inn hvíta
images
— skald biðr, at goð valdi —
ár til eggja skúrar
ótrauðr, en frá rauðan.
þar hefk hǫgg of hǫggvit
handvíst á Blálandi,
— goð ræðr sókn ok sigri —
svanni, þínum manni. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 329r/22 - 329r/29
Skjótt bark skjǫld inn hvíta
images
— skald biðr, at goð valdi —
ár til eggja skúrar
ótrauðr, en frá rauðan.
þar hefk hǫgg of hǫggvit
handvíst á Blálandi,
— goð ræðr sókn ok sigri —
svanni, þínum manni. -
AM 42 folx (42x) — 26v/6 - 26v/6
Skjótt bar ec,bar skjǫld inn hvíta
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— skald biðr, á goð valdi —
ár til eggja skúrar
ótrauðr, en fá rauðan.
þar hefk hǫgg of hǫggvit
handvíst á Blálandi,
— goð ráði sókn ok sigri —
svanni, þínum manni. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 545v/10 - 545v/17
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