SnSt Ht 2III
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Snorri Sturluson, Háttatal 2’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 1106.
text and translation
Fellr of fúra stilli
fleinbraks, limu axla,
Hamðis fang, þars hringum
hylr ættstuðill skylja.
Holt felr hildigelti
heila bœs, ok deilir
gulls í gemlis stalli
gunnseið skǫrungr reiðir.
{Fang Hamðis} fellr of {stilli {fúra {fleinbraks}}}, þars {ættstuðill skylja} hylr {limu axla} hringum. Felr {holt {bœs heila}} {hildigelti}, ok {deilir gulls}, skǫrungr, reiðir {gunnseið} í {stalli gemlis}.
‘Hamðir’s <legendary hero’s> tunic [BYRNIE] falls around the ruler of the fires of spear-crash [BATTLE > SWORDS > WARRIOR] where the family-pillar of princes [RULER = Hákon] hides the limbs of the shoulders [ARMS] with rings. He covers the forest of the farmstead of the brain [HEAD > HAIR] with the battle-boar [HELMET], and the distributor of gold [GENEROUS MAN], the outstanding person, swings the battle-pollack [SWORD] in his perch of the hawk [HAND]. ’
notes and context
The stanza illustrates the formation of kennings. In W (Orms-Eddu-brot; additions to Skm), the second helmingr is given as an example of kennings for ‘head’.
The headings are ij. kenningar ‘two, kennings’ (Tˣ) and kendr háttr ‘verse-form that uses kennings’ (U(47r)). — In W, the second helmingr is attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
readings
- [2] limu axla: ‘limvaka’ U
- [3] fang: fǫng all
- [6] bœs: so W, ‘bos’ R, ‘bys’ Tˣ, ljós U
- [6] ok: so Tˣ, W, om. R, en U
- [7] gemlis: so Tˣ, W, gelmis R, U
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 2367 4° (R) — 45r/16 - 45r/18
Fellr of fúra stilli
images
fleinbraks, limu axla,
Hamðis fǫng, þars hringum
hylr ættstuðill skylja.
Holt felr hildigelti
heila †bos†, deilir
gulls í gelmis stalli
gunnseið skǫrungr reiðir. -
Traj 1374x (Tx) — 47r/18 - 47r/18
Fellr of fúra stilli
images
fleinbraks, limu axla,
Hamðis fǫng, þars hringum
hylr ættstuðill skylja.
Holt felr hildigelti
heila †bys†, ok deilir
gulls í gemlis stalli
gunnseið skǫrungr reiðir. -
AM 242 fol (W) — 169/8 - 169/9 [5-8]
Fellr of fúra stilli
images
fleinbraks, limu axla,
Hamðis fǫng, þars hringum
hylr ættstuðill skylja.
Holt felr hildigelti
heila bœs, ok deilir
gulls í gemlis stalli
gunnseið skǫrungr reiðir. -
DG 11 (U) — 47r/1 - 47r/2 [1-1]
images -
DG 11 (U) — 48r/19 - 48r/22
Fellr of fúra stilli
images
fleinbraks, †limvaka† ,
Hamðis fǫng, þars hringum
hylr ættstuðill skylja.
Holt felr hildigelti
heila ljós, en deilir
gulls í gelmis stalli
gunnseið skǫrungr reiðir. -
AMAcc 18x (Acc18x) — 201/18 - 201/21
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