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Sturl Hákfl 8^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarflokkr 8’ 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, pp. 752-3.

Sturla Þórðarson Hákonarflokkr

Rán ‘for plunder’

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rán (noun n.; °-s; -): plunder, plundering

notes

[1] rán ‘plunder’: Refers to Norw. merchants trading with Lübeck who had been detained repeatedly and plundered by the Danes.

galt ‘repaid’

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1. gjalda (verb): pay, repay

randa ‘of shield-rims’

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rǫnd (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; rendr/randir): shield, shield-rim

kennings

rógstríðr týnir randa
‘the strife-harsh destroyer of shield-rims ’
= WARRIOR
the strife-harsh destroyer of shield-rims → WARRIOR

týnir ‘destroyer’

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týnir (noun m.): destroyer

kennings

rógstríðr týnir randa
‘the strife-harsh destroyer of shield-rims ’
= WARRIOR
the strife-harsh destroyer of shield-rims → WARRIOR

róg ‘the strife’

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róg (noun n.; °-s): strife, slander < rógstríðr (adj.)

kennings

rógstríðr týnir randa
‘the strife-harsh destroyer of shield-rims ’
= WARRIOR
the strife-harsh destroyer of shield-rims → WARRIOR

stríðr ‘harsh’

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stríðr (adj.): harsh < rógstríðr (adj.)

[2] ‑stríðr: ‑stríðs F, 81a

kennings

rógstríðr týnir randa
‘the strife-harsh destroyer of shield-rims ’
= WARRIOR
the strife-harsh destroyer of shield-rims → WARRIOR

Dönum ‘the Danes’

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dan (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): Dane

síðan ‘Thereafter’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

[2] síðan: so all others, síðarr E

fyst ‘first’

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fyrstr (num. ordinal): first

notes

[3] fyst ‘first’: For this assimilated form (earlier fyrst), see Note to Sturl Hrafn 6/1.

kom ‘came’

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

[3] kom: koma Flat

fúra ‘of the fires’

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fúrr (noun m.): fire

[3] fúra: fúru 81a

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

fúra ‘of the fires’

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fúrr (noun m.): fire

[3] fúra: fúru 81a

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

lestir ‘the damager’

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lestir (noun m.): damager, destroyer

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

fley ‘of the ship’

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2. fley (noun n.; °-s): ship < fleyvangr (noun m.)

[4] fley‑: so all others, frey‑ E

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

fley ‘of the ship’

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2. fley (noun n.; °-s): ship < fleyvangr (noun m.)

[4] fley‑: so all others, frey‑ E

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

fley ‘of the ship’

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2. fley (noun n.; °-s): ship < fleyvangr (noun m.)

[4] fley‑: so all others, frey‑ E

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

vangs ‘field’

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1. vangr (noun m.): field, plain < fleyvangr (noun m.)

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

vangs ‘field’

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1. vangr (noun m.): field, plain < fleyvangr (noun m.)

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

vangs ‘field’

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1. vangr (noun m.): field, plain < fleyvangr (noun m.)

kennings

lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

Ekr ‘Öck’

[4] Ekr‑: eikr 81a, 8

notes

[4] Ekreyja ‘Öckerö’: Lit. pl. Island outside Göteborg, present-day south-western Sweden, at the mouth of the Götaälv.

eyja ‘erö’

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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island < Ekrey (noun f.)

notes

[4] Ekreyja ‘Öckerö’: Lit. pl. Island outside Göteborg, present-day south-western Sweden, at the mouth of the Götaälv.

Öld ‘People’

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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age

[5] Öld: öll Flat

hét ‘promised’

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2. heita (verb): be called, promise

gnógu ‘abundant’

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gnógr (adj.; °compar. gnógari/gnǿgri, superl. gnógastr/gnǿgstr): abundant

[5] gnógu: nógu 81a

gjaldi ‘payment’

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gjald (noun n.): payment, reward, return

gull ‘the gold’

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gull (noun n.): gold < gullstríðir (noun m.): gold-harmer, -tormentor

kennings

gullstríði
‘the gold-tormentor ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the gold-tormentor → GENEROUS MAN

stríði ‘tormentor’

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stríðir (noun m.): opponent, fighter < gullstríðir (noun m.): gold-harmer, -tormentor

kennings

gullstríði
‘the gold-tormentor ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the gold-tormentor → GENEROUS MAN

þá ‘then’

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2. þá (adv.): then

síðan ‘later’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

lönd ‘lands’

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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land

tók ‘accepted’

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2. taka (verb): take

lofðungr ‘the lord’

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lofðungr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, leader

[7] lofðungr: ‘lofung’ 81a

kennings

lofðungr Þrænda
‘the lord of the Þrændir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
the lord of the Þrændir → NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon

Þrænda ‘of the Þrændir’

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Þrœndr (noun m.; °; þrǿndir/þrǿndr): people from Tröndelag

kennings

lofðungr Þrænda
‘the lord of the Þrændir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
the lord of the Þrændir → NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon

lið ‘for the limb’

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liðr (noun m.; °-ar/-s, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. liðu): joint, limb < liðbál (noun n.): limb-pyre

kennings

liðbáls.
‘for the limb-pyre.’
= GOLD
for the limb-pyre. → GOLD

báls ‘pyre’

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bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire < liðbál (noun n.): limb-pyre

kennings

liðbáls.
‘for the limb-pyre.’
= GOLD
for the limb-pyre. → GOLD

at ‘as’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

veð ‘security’

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veð (noun n.; °-s; dat. -jum): pledge, security < veðmáli (noun m.)

notes

[8] veðmála (m. dat. sg.) ‘as security’: So F. Veðmáli (so all others) is ungrammatical because this is nom. sg. of a weak m. noun in ON.

mála ‘’

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1. mál (noun n.; °-s; -): speech, matter < veðmáli (noun m.)

[8] ‑mála: so F, ‑máli all others

notes

[8] veðmála (m. dat. sg.) ‘as security’: So F. Veðmáli (so all others) is ungrammatical because this is nom. sg. of a weak m. noun in ON.

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In June 1253, Hákon sailed with a large following to Öckerö on his way to meet with Jarl Birgir Magnússon and other Swed. magnates. Present were also Dan. envoys sent by King Kristófór Valdimarsson in an attempt to forge a treaty with the Norwegians. The Danes agreed to Hákon’s terms and, pledging Halland as security, they promised to pay restitution for Dan. plundering of Norw. merchants.

For Hákon’s mission to Sweden, see also Sturl Hryn 3-4.

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