Sturl Hákkv 10II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 10’ 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. 707.
Stóð ‘came’
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standa (verb): stand
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
afar ‘the proud’
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afar- ((prefix)): [proud] < afarmenni (noun n.): [proud man]
[2] afar‑: so all others, ‘amar’ E
menni ‘man’
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menni (noun n.): -men < afarmenni (noun n.): [proud man]
innanlands ‘within the country’
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innanlands (adv.): [within country]
öllu ‘to all’
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allr (adj.): all
fólki ‘people’
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folk (noun n.): people
ynglingr ‘the chieftain’
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2. ynglingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king
austr ‘east’
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3. austr (adv.; °compar. -ar, superl. -ast): east, in the east
notes
[6] austr á Láku ‘east at Låke’: Farmstead in Nannestad, Romerike, Norway.
á ‘at’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
notes
[6] austr á Láku ‘east at Låke’: Farmstead in Nannestad, Romerike, Norway.
Láku ‘Låke’
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Láka (noun f.): [Låke]
notes
[6] austr á Láku ‘east at Låke’: Farmstead in Nannestad, Romerike, Norway.
sverða ‘of swords’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
kennings
seið sverða‘a chant of swords ’
= BATTLE
a chant of swords → BATTLE
kennings
seið sverða‘a chant of swords ’
= BATTLE
a chant of swords → BATTLE
of ‘’
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4. of (particle): (before verb)
samit ‘had caused’
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2. semja (verb): befit
hafði ‘’
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hafa (verb): have
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
víg ‘the battle’
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víg (noun n.; °-s; -): battle < vígalfr (noun m.)
[9] víg‑: so 42ˣ, Flat, ‘vigi‑’ E, ‘viggi‑’ F, ‘viga’ 81a, ‘ragi‑’ 8
kennings
vígálfr‘the battle-elf ’
= WARRIOR = Skúli
the battle-elf → WARRIOR = Skúli
álfr ‘elf’
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alfr (noun m.; °; -ar): elf < vígalfr (noun m.)
kennings
vígálfr‘the battle-elf ’
= WARRIOR = Skúli
the battle-elf → WARRIOR = Skúli
lét ‘made’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
úlfa ‘of the wolves’
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1. ulfr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): wolf
ár ‘the prosperity’
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2. ár (noun n.; °-s; -): year, year’s abundance
notes
[11] ár ‘the prosperity’: Ár can mean ‘prosperity, good crops, abundance, riches’. ‘The prosperity of the wolves and of the company of eagles’ refers to the carnage left behind after the battle, a deft juxtaposition to the prosperity of the country brought about by Hákon’s rule (cf. sts 4-5 above).
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
ara ‘of eagles’
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1. ari (noun m.; °-a; -ar): eagle
ferðar ‘of the company’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
Valði ‘He chose’
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velja (verb): choose
[13] Valði (‘valdi hann’): so Flat, valðan E, F, 42ˣ, 81a, 8
notes
[13] valði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘he chose’: So Flat. The reading of the other mss, valðan (p. p. m. acc. sg.) ‘chosen’ could be taken as another object to lét vaxanda ‘made increase’ (l. 10) (‘made the chosen winter increase’). That makes little sense in the present context but must have entered the ms. transmission at an early point.
vetr ‘the winter’
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vetr (noun m.; °vetrar/vetrs(HómHauksb³ 173²³), dat. vetri; vetr): winter
til ‘for’
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til (prep.): to
vápn ‘weapon’
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vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon < vápnþrima (noun f.)
kennings
vápnþrimu‘weapon-clash ’
= BATTLE
weapon-clash → BATTLE
þrimu ‘clash’
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þrima (noun f.): battle, din < vápnþrima (noun f.)
[14] ‑þrimu: ‑þrumu 42ˣ
kennings
vápnþrimu‘weapon-clash ’
= BATTLE
weapon-clash → BATTLE
notes
[15-16] of vígskátt ríki vísa ‘throughout the war-worn realm of the ruler’: Cf. Anon Nkt 5/3-4.
víg ‘the war’
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víg (noun n.; °-s; -): battle
notes
[15-16] of vígskátt ríki vísa ‘throughout the war-worn realm of the ruler’: Cf. Anon Nkt 5/3-4.
skátt ‘worn’
[15] ‑skátt: ‑skart 42ˣ, ‑skár Flat
notes
[15-16] of vígskátt ríki vísa ‘throughout the war-worn realm of the ruler’: Cf. Anon Nkt 5/3-4.
vísa ‘of the ruler’
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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader
notes
[15-16] of vígskátt ríki vísa ‘throughout the war-worn realm of the ruler’: Cf. Anon Nkt 5/3-4.
ríki ‘realm’
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ríki (noun n.; °-s; -): kingdom, power
notes
[15-16] of vígskátt ríki vísa ‘throughout the war-worn realm of the ruler’: Cf. Anon Nkt 5/3-4.
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Unrest came from the proud man to all people within the country, when the chieftain had caused a chant of swords [BATTLE] east at Låke, and the battle-elf [WARRIOR = Skúli] made the prosperity of the wolves and of the company of eagles increase. He chose the winter for weapon-clash [BATTLE] throughout the war-worn realm of the ruler.
The battle of Låke between the forces of Skúli Bárðarson and the Birkibeinar under the leadership of Jarl Knútr, the son of Jarl Hákon galinn ‘the Crazy’, fought on 9 March 1240. Knútr lost the battle and retreated with his men to Tønsberg.
For this event, see also Ólhv Hryn 8 and Lv 2.
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