Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hrafnsmál 4’ 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. 730-1.
Laust af liðföstum
ljósum valdrósar
brims á bjarthimna
blómum vegljóma.
Ferð var friðskerðis
flokka áþokkuð
heims of hafstrauma
hringa eldingum.
Ljósum {vegljóma brims} laust á bjarthimna af {liðföstum blómum {valdrósar}}. Ferð flokka {friðskerðis hringa} of hafstrauma var áþokkuð eldingum heims.
‘Gleams of the glory-flash of the surf [GOLD] shot towards the bright heavens from the staunch leaves of the slaughter-woman [VALKYRIE > SHIELDS]. The voyage of the companies of the peace-diminisher of rings [GENEROUS MAN] across the sea-currents was like lightning of [this] world.’
On 5 July 1263, Hákon sailed into the North Sea with his entire fleet, which was magnificent to behold.
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.
Lꜹst af lið fos | tum liosum val drósar brims a bíart hímna blómum | veg líoma · ferþ var friþ skerþís flocka a þockut heíms vm | haf strꜹma hringa elldíngom.
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Laust af liðföstum
ljósum valdrósar
brims af bjarthimni
blómum víg-ljóma.
Ferð var friðskerðis
flokka áþokkuð
heims of hafstrauma
hringa eldingum.
Laust af lidfaustum liosum val drosar bríms af biarthímní blomum viglíoma | ferd var frid skerdis flocka a þockud heims vm haf strauma hrínga elldíngum.
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