Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarflokkr 2

Kari Ellen Gade

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Sturl Hákfl 2^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarflokkr 2’ 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. 747.

Sturla Þórðarson Hákonarflokkr

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Hólm ‘of the island’

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holmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): island, islet < holmreyðr (noun f.)

kennings

hjálmi hólmreyðar.
‘with the helmet of the island-char. ’
= HELMET OF TERROR
the island-char. → SNAKE
with the helmet of the SNAKE → HELMET OF TERROR

notes

[1] hjálmi hólmreyðar ‘with the helmet of the island-char [SNAKE > HELMET OF TERROR]’: An allusion to the œgishjálmr ‘helmet of terror’ that belonged to the dragon Fáfnir. See Note to Sturl Hákkv 14/2. For reyðr ‘char’ (a fish, Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus) in this kenning for ‘snake’, see Note to Sturl Hrafn 7/8.

Hólm ‘of the island’

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holmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): island, islet < holmreyðr (noun f.)

kennings

hjálmi hólmreyðar.
‘with the helmet of the island-char. ’
= HELMET OF TERROR
the island-char. → SNAKE
with the helmet of the SNAKE → HELMET OF TERROR

notes

reyðar ‘char’

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reyðr (noun f.; °; -ar): whale, rorqual < holmreyðr (noun f.)

[1] ‑reyðar: so F, ‘ryrar’ E, 81a, ‘ryrir’ 42ˣ, reyrar 8, Flat

kennings

hjálmi hólmreyðar.
‘with the helmet of the island-char. ’
= HELMET OF TERROR
the island-char. → SNAKE
with the helmet of the SNAKE → HELMET OF TERROR

notes

reyðar ‘char’

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reyðr (noun f.; °; -ar): whale, rorqual < holmreyðr (noun f.)

[1] ‑reyðar: so F, ‘ryrar’ E, 81a, ‘ryrir’ 42ˣ, reyrar 8, Flat

kennings

hjálmi hólmreyðar.
‘with the helmet of the island-char. ’
= HELMET OF TERROR
the island-char. → SNAKE
with the helmet of the SNAKE → HELMET OF TERROR

notes

gekk ‘advanced’

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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

hjálmi ‘with the helmet’

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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet

[1] hjálmi: hilmir F

kennings

hjálmi hólmreyðar.
‘with the helmet of the island-char. ’
= HELMET OF TERROR
the island-char. → SNAKE
with the helmet of the SNAKE → HELMET OF TERROR

notes

Hörða ‘of the Hǫrðar’

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Hǫrðar (noun m.): the Hǫrðar

kennings

Auðmildr valdr Hörða,
‘The wealth-generous ruler of the Hǫrðar, ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
The wealth-generous ruler of the Hǫrðar, → NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon

valdr ‘ruler’

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valdr (noun m.): ruler

kennings

Auðmildr valdr Hörða,
‘The wealth-generous ruler of the Hǫrðar, ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
The wealth-generous ruler of the Hǫrðar, → NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon

of ‘’

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3. of (prep.): around, from; too

[2] of: so 42ˣ, 8, Flat, um E, 81a, und F

faldinn ‘hooded’

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2. falda (verb): cover, clothe

[2] faldinn: faldi F, haldinn 8

kennings

Auðmildr valdr Hörða,
‘The wealth-generous ruler of the Hǫrðar, ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
The wealth-generous ruler of the Hǫrðar, → NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon

sakar ‘for their crimes’

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sǫk (noun f.; °sakar; sakar/sakir): cause, offence

gildi ‘repaid’

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1. gjalda (verb): pay, repay

notes

[4] gildi ‘repaid’: For the weak verb gilda ‘validate, repay’, see LP: gilda 2. See also hyrgildandi lit. ‘fire-validator’, st. 3/2 below.

Fellu ‘fell’

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falla (verb): fall

[5] Fellu: ‘fęddu’ 8

fjandmenn ‘The enemies’

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fjándmaðr (noun m.): enemy

stillis ‘of the lord’

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stillir (noun m.): ruler

fekk ‘he gave’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

[6] fekk: fekkz F, ok fekk 81a

notes

[6] fekk ‘he gave’: Skj B and Skald adopt the F variant fekkz ‘was given’.

tafn ‘bloody prey’

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tafn (noun n.; °-s; *-): carrion

bláum ‘to the dark’

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blár (adj.): black

[6] bláum (‘blám’): om. 81a, af því 8, gefit Flat

hrafni ‘raven’

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hrafn (noun m.; °hrafns; dat. hrafni; hrafnar): raven

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

sigr ‘from the victory’

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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory < sigrgœðir (noun m.): victory-strengthener

[7] sigr‑: ‘sugr’ 8

kennings

sigrgæði.
‘from the victory-strengthener.’
= WARRIOR
from the victory-strengthener. → WARRIOR

gæði ‘strengthener’

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gœðir (noun m.): strengthener, increaser < sigrgœðir (noun m.): victory-strengthener

kennings

sigrgæði.
‘from the victory-strengthener.’
= WARRIOR
from the victory-strengthener. → WARRIOR

síðan ‘later’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

notes

[7] síðan ‘later’: Skj B takes this adv. with the second cl. of the helmingr, which results in an awkward w. o. (see NN §1364).

sumir ‘some’

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2. sumr (pron.): some

[8] sumir: sunnir 81a

skunduðu ‘rushed’

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skunda (verb): hasten

[8] skunduðu: ‘skvnndaþo’ F

undan ‘away’

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undan (adv.): away, away from

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Hákon attacked the Ribbungar in Oslo (1221).

For this event, see also Sturl Hákkv 6 above. — [1-2]: These ll. echo Þhorn Gldr 6/5-6^I and Eskál Vell 25/5-6^I. — [3]: This l. echoes SnSt Ht 66/1^III. See also Bkrepp Magndr 2/2.

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Sturl Hákfl 2II

Hólm ‘of the island’

kennings

notes

Hólm ‘of the island’

kennings

notes

reyðar ‘char’

kennings

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reyðar ‘char’

kennings

notes

gekk ‘advanced’

hjálmi ‘with the helmet’

kennings

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Hörða ‘of the Hǫrðar’

kennings

valdr ‘ruler’

kennings

of ‘’

faldinn ‘hooded’

enn ‘again’

sá ‘who’

er ‘’

úthlaupsmönnum ‘the rebels’

auðmildr ‘The wealth-generous’

kennings

sakar ‘for their crimes’

gildi ‘repaid’

notes

Fellu ‘fell’

fjandmenn ‘The enemies’

stillis ‘of the lord’

fekk ‘he gave’

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tafn ‘bloody prey’

bláum ‘to the dark’

hrafni ‘raven’

en ‘and’

sigr ‘from the victory’

kennings

gæði ‘strengthener’

kennings

síðan ‘later’

notes

sumir ‘some’

skunduðu ‘rushed’

undan ‘away’

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