Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 17’ 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. 712.
Flugu hræleiptr
at hjarar leiki
geigurlig
á Gauts himin,
en randálfr
rífandi fór
böðvar ský
blóðs eldingum.
{Geigurlig hræleiptr} flugu á {himin Gauts} at {leiki hjarar}, en {randálfr} fór rífandi {ský böðvar} {eldingum blóðs}.
‘The frightful corpse-lightnings [SPEARS] flew onto the sky of Gautr <= Óðinn> [SHIELD] in the play of the sword [BATTLE], and the shield-elf [WARRIOR] advanced tearing the cloud of battle [SHIELD] with flashes of blood [SPEARS].’
Skúli’s men were still defending themselves in the churchyard, throwing rocks and spears and shooting arrows at the Birkibeinar, many of whom were wounded.
See also Ólhv Hryn 11.
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.
Flugu hræleiptr
at hjarar leiki
geigurlig
á Gauts †hipni†,
en randálfr
rífandi fór
böðvar ský
blóðs eldingum.
Flúgu h | rǽleiptr at híarar leiki geigurlig agáuz hipni en randdalfr rifandi fór bauðuar ⸝⸝sky bloðs elldingum. |
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Flugu hræleiptr
at hjarar leiki
geigurlig
á Gauts himin,
en randálfr
†rið-†andi fór
böðvar ský
blóðs eldingum.
Flugv hræleíptr at híarar leíkí geigvrlíg a | gꜹtz hímni · eɴ rand alfr riðandi for · boðvar sky bloðz elldin ⸝⸝gom· |
(VEÞ)
Flugu hræ†-liptr†
at hjarar leðri
geigurlig
á Gauts himni,
en †ranhalfr†
rífandi fór
böðvar ský
blóðs eldingum.
Flugu hræliptr || at hiaʀar leþri | geigurlig | a gꜹzhimne | enn ranhalfr | rifandi for | bꜹðuar sky | bloðs elldingum |
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Flugu hræleiptr
at hjarar leiki
geigurlig
á Gauts himni,
en randálfr
rífn-andi fór
böðvar ský
blóðs eldinginn.
flugu hræleiftur ath hiarar leíke geigurlig | ꜳ gauz hímní . en ʀand alfr rífnande for b | oduar sky blods elldíngínnn ·
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Flugu hræleiptr
at hjarar leiki
geigurlig
á Gauts himin,
en randálfr
rífandi fór
böðvar ský
blóðs eldingu.
Flu | gu hræleiptr at hiarar leiki . geigurlíg a gautz hímin . enn randalfr ryfandi fo᷎r bo᷎ðuarsky bloð ell ⸝⸝ díngv. ||
(VEÞ)
Flugu hræleiptr
at hjarar leiki
geigur-liga
á Gauts himni af,
en randálfr
rífandi fór
böðvar ský
blóð †elldunní†.
Flugu | hræleíptr at hiarar leikí geigurlíga gautz hímní af enn rand ꜳlfr rifandi f⸌or⸍ boduar sky ⸝⸝ blod elldunní. |
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