Sturl Hrafn 5II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hrafnsmál 5’ 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. 731-2.
text and translation
Leysti lögrastar
landa stýrandi
— heldu of haf aldir
húfum — bládúfur.
Lýstiz hrein hæstum
höfn af skipstöfnum
eldi álfoldar
auðar glóðrauðum.
{Stýrandi landa} leysti {bládúfur {lögrastar}}; aldir heldu húfum of haf. Hrein höfn lýstiz {eldi {álfoldar}} af hæstum skipstöfnum, glóðrauðum auðar.
‘The controller of lands [RULER] launched the dark doves of the water-way [SEA > SHIPS]; men steered the hulls across the sea. The safe harbour was illuminated by the fire of the eel-ground [SEA > GOLD] from the loftiest ship-prows, red-glowing with wealth.’
notes and context
After two days at sea, Hákon arrived with part of his fleet in Shetland and put in to harbour in Bressay.
readings
- [1] lög‑: so Flat, lang‑ F
- [3] heldu of (‘heldo vm’): heldum Flat
- [3] aldir: aldar Flat
- [7] eldi: aldi Flat
- [8] glóð‑: blóð‑ Flat
sources
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.
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AM 45 fol (F) — 122ra/35 - 122ra/37
imagesLeysti lang-rastar
landa stýrandi
— heldu of haf aldir
húfum — bládúfur.
Lýstiz hrein hæstum
höfn af skipstöfnum
eldi álfoldar
auðar glóðrauðum.Leysti langrastar landa styranndi hel | ldo vm haf alldir húfum blá dúfvr · lystíz hreín hestum ho | fn af skip stofnom elldi al fólldar ꜹþar glóð rꜹþom·
(VEÞ)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 185rb/44 - 185rb/45
imagesLeysti lögrastar
landa stýrandi
— heldum haf aldar
húfum — bládúfur.
Lýstiz hrein hæstum
höfn af skipstöfnum
aldi álfoldar
auðar blóð-rauðum.Leystí laugrastar landa styrandí helldum haf alldar hufum blꜳ dufur | lystíz hreín hestum haufn af skip staufnum alldi alfolldar audar blodraudum. |
(VEÞ)
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