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Sturl Hákfl 11^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarflokkr 11’ 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. 755.

Sturla Þórðarson Hákonarflokkr

Þrimr ‘for three’

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þrennr (adj.): three(fold)

notes

[1] þrimr náttum ‘for three nights’: Dat. of time, describing the duration of an action (see NS §118b).

náttum ‘nights’

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nátt (noun f.; °náttar/nǽtr, dat. -/-u; nǽtr): night

notes

[1] þrimr náttum ‘for three nights’: Dat. of time, describing the duration of an action (see NS §118b).

kom ‘was brought’

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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come

notes

[1] kom ‘was brought’: Lit. ‘came’.

Þróttar ‘of Þróttr’s’

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2. Þróttr (noun m.): Þróttr

kennings

Þróttar þinghlynr
‘assembly-maple of Þróttr’
= WARRIOR = Hákon
Þróttr’s assembly → BATTLE
The maple of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Hákon

Þróttar ‘of Þróttr’s’

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2. Þróttr (noun m.): Þróttr

kennings

Þróttar þinghlynr
‘assembly-maple of Þróttr’
= WARRIOR = Hákon
Þróttr’s assembly → BATTLE
The maple of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Hákon

þing ‘ assembly’

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þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly < þinghlynr (noun m.)

kennings

Þróttar þinghlynr
‘assembly-maple of Þróttr’
= WARRIOR = Hákon
Þróttr’s assembly → BATTLE
The maple of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Hákon

þing ‘ assembly’

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þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly < þinghlynr (noun m.)

kennings

Þróttar þinghlynr
‘assembly-maple of Þróttr’
= WARRIOR = Hákon
Þróttr’s assembly → BATTLE
The maple of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Hákon

hlynr ‘The maple’

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hlynr (noun m.; °-s): maple < þinghlynr (noun m.)

kennings

Þróttar þinghlynr
‘assembly-maple of Þróttr’
= WARRIOR = Hákon
Þróttr’s assembly → BATTLE
The maple of the BATTLE → WARRIOR = Hákon

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

Björgynjar ‘Bergen’

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Bjǫrgyn (noun f.): [Bergen]

áðr ‘before’

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áðr (adv.; °//): before

en ‘’

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4. en (conj.): than

allvald ‘mighty ruler’

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allvaldr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): mighty ruler

prúðan ‘the splendid’

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prúðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): magnificent, proud

ófs ‘of the sword’

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ófr (noun m.): [sword, bounteous]

kennings

ófs dynviðir
‘the din-trees of the sword’
= WARRIORS
the din of the sword → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

notes

[4] ófs ‘of the sword’: This translation is conjectural (see LP: ófr). The gen. sg. of óf (n.), ófs ‘exceedingly’, is normally used adverbially as an intensifier (see LP: óf).

ófs ‘of the sword’

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ófr (noun m.): [sword, bounteous]

kennings

ófs dynviðir
‘the din-trees of the sword’
= WARRIORS
the din of the sword → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

notes

[4] ófs ‘of the sword’: This translation is conjectural (see LP: ófr). The gen. sg. of óf (n.), ófs ‘exceedingly’, is normally used adverbially as an intensifier (see LP: óf).

dyn ‘of the din’

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dynr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ir): din < dynviðr (noun m.)

kennings

ófs dynviðir
‘the din-trees of the sword’
= WARRIORS
the din of the sword → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

dyn ‘of the din’

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dynr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ir): din < dynviðr (noun m.)

kennings

ófs dynviðir
‘the din-trees of the sword’
= WARRIORS
the din of the sword → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

viðir ‘the trees’

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1. viðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -u/-i): wood, tree < dynviðr (noun m.)

kennings

ófs dynviðir
‘the din-trees of the sword’
= WARRIORS
the din of the sword → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

grófu ‘buried’

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grafa (verb): to dig, earth, bury

Margr ‘Many’

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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

kennings

Margr fergir málma
‘Many a subjugator of weapons ’
= WARRIOR
Many a subjugator of weapons → WARRIOR

stóð ‘stood’

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standa (verb): stand

málma ‘of weapons’

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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal

kennings

Margr fergir málma
‘Many a subjugator of weapons ’
= WARRIOR
Many a subjugator of weapons → WARRIOR

notes

[5] fergir málma ‘subjugator of weapons [WARRIOR]’: So F. Skerðir málma ‘diminisher of weapons’ (so Flat) fails to provide necessary internal rhyme (-arg- : -erg-).

fergir ‘a subjugator’

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fergir (noun m.): destroyer

[5] fergir: skerðir Flat

kennings

Margr fergir málma
‘Many a subjugator of weapons ’
= WARRIOR
Many a subjugator of weapons → WARRIOR

notes

[5] fergir málma ‘subjugator of weapons [WARRIOR]’: So F. Skerðir málma ‘diminisher of weapons’ (so Flat) fails to provide necessary internal rhyme (-arg- : -erg-).

mikit ‘a great’

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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

stríð ‘grief’

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2. stríð (noun n.; °-s; -): affliction

var ‘was’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

þat ‘that’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

síðan ‘later’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

lýða ‘of men’

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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people

kennings

grams lýða;
‘of the lord of men; ’
= KING
the lord of men; → KING

grams ‘of the lord’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

kennings

grams lýða;
‘of the lord of men; ’
= KING
the lord of men; → KING

yfir ‘above’

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yfir (prep.): over

leiði ‘the grave’

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leiði (noun n.; °-s): grave

lítt ‘little’

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lítill (adj.; °lítinn): little

kátr ‘cheerful’

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kátr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): cheerful, glad

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

brá ‘eyelashes’

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1. brá (noun f.; °brár; brár): eyelash, eyebrow

váta ‘wet’

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vátr (adj.): wet

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Hákon died in Orkney on 16 December 1263, and he was buried temporarily in the Cathedral of S. Magnús. On 5 March 1264 the body was exhumed and brought to Norway. He was reburied on 22 March in the choir of Kristkirken in Bergen.

The sentiments expressed in this st. echo the grief that people felt at the burial of Magnús inn góði Óláfsson (Mgóð). See Ókík Magn 2.

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