Stúfr Stúfdr 4II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Stúfr inn blindi Þórðarson kattar, Stúfsdrápa 4’ 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, p. 354.
text and translation
Mægð gat ǫðlingr eiga
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gauta spjalli
gnótt ok bragnings dóttur.
Ógnar mildr ǫðlingr gat eiga mægð, þás vildi; {spjalli gauta} tók gnótt gulls ok dóttur bragnings.
‘The battle-generous monarch got the marriage he desired; the confidant of the people [KING] took plenty of gold and the ruler’s daughter.’
notes and context
During his stay in Russia (1043-4), Haraldr married Ellisif (Elizabeth), the daughter of Jaroslav of Novgorod and Ingigerðr, the daughter of the Swed. king Óláfr inn sœnski ‘the Swede’ Eiríksson.
readings
- [1] ǫðlingr eiga: ǫðlingr Egða H, Hr, eðlingr eiga FskBˣ, allvaldr Egða Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ
- [3] gauta: gumna Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ
- [4] gnótt: gnógt Hr, FskBˣ
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) — 3r/45 - 3r/45
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 194rb - 194rb
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AM 66 fol (H) — 28v/25 - 28v/25
Mægð gat ǫðlingr Egða
images
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gauta spjalli
gnótt ok bragnings dóttur. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 21ra/26 - 21ra/26
Mægð gat ǫðlingr Egða
images
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gauta spjalli
gnógt ok bragnings dóttur. -
OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 64v - 64v
Mægð gat eðlingr eiga
images
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gauta spjalli
gnógt ok bragnings dóttur. -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 243/1 - 243/4
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AM 63 folx (Kx) — 531v/11 - 531v/14
Mægð gat allvaldr Egða
images
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gumna spjalli
gnótt ok bragnings dóttur. -
AM 39 fol (39) — 21ra/22 - 21ra/22
Mægð gat allvaldr Egða
images
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gumna spjalli
gnótt ok bragnings dóttur. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 43vb/24 - 43vb/26
Mægð gat allvaldr Egða
images
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gumna spjalli
gnótt ok bragnings dóttur. -
AM 47 fol (E) — 13r/4 - 13r/5
Mægð gat allvaldr Egða
images
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gumna spjalli
gnótt ok bragnings dóttur. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 263v/6 - 263v/9
Mægð gat allvaldr Egða
images
ógnar mildr, þás vildi;
gulls tók gumna spjalli
gnótt ok bragnings dóttur. -
AM 51 folx (51x) — 58r/30 - 58r/33
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AM 301 4°x (301x) — 89v/4 - 89v/6
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 366r/11 - 366r/18
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 366r/11 - 366r/14
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