Sturl Hryn 1II
Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hrynhenda 1’ 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. 678.
Frægjan ‘renowned one’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
[1] Frægjan: Frægan 81a
þik ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
Vilhjálmr ‘William’
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Vilhjalmr (noun m.): Vilhjálmr, William
notes
[1] Vilhjálmr ‘William’: Cardinal William of Sabina (Vilhjálmr) was a special emissary of Pope Innocent IV, sent to Norway in 1246 (see Notes to Sturl Hákkv 25/15 and 25/16). Hákon was the illegitimate son of King Hákon Sverrisson and needed the Church’s recognition to secure his claim to the throne. He had been trying to get the Pope’s approval since the 1220s, first through the Norw. bishops, and then by writing directly to Innocent IV. He was the third king of Norway who was crowned by a representative of the Church. The first one was Magnús Erlingsson, who was crowned in 1163 or 1164, the second Sverrir Siguðarson, Hákon’s grandfather, who forced the Norw. bishops to crown him in 1194 (Lunden 1976, 98-9).
vígja ‘consecrated’
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vígja (verb): to hallow, consecrate
varr ‘of the sea’
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1. vǫrr (noun m.; °dat. verri; acc. vǫrru): oar-stroke < varrbál (noun n.)
[2] varr‑: ‘vor’ 42ˣ
kennings
hötuðr varrbáls;‘hater of the sea-flame; ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the sea-flame; → GOLD
hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[2] varrbáls ‘of the sea-flame’: Vörr means ‘wake of a ship’ or ‘stroke of the oar’, but in the kenning varrbál it means ‘sea’. See also st. 19/4 below.
varr ‘of the sea’
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1. vǫrr (noun m.; °dat. verri; acc. vǫrru): oar-stroke < varrbál (noun n.)
[2] varr‑: ‘vor’ 42ˣ
kennings
hötuðr varrbáls;‘hater of the sea-flame; ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the sea-flame; → GOLD
hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[2] varrbáls ‘of the sea-flame’: Vörr means ‘wake of a ship’ or ‘stroke of the oar’, but in the kenning varrbál it means ‘sea’. See also st. 19/4 below.
báls ‘flame’
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bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire < varrbál (noun n.)
kennings
hötuðr varrbáls;‘hater of the sea-flame; ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the sea-flame; → GOLD
hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[2] varrbáls ‘of the sea-flame’: Vörr means ‘wake of a ship’ or ‘stroke of the oar’, but in the kenning varrbál it means ‘sea’. See also st. 19/4 below.
báls ‘flame’
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bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire < varrbál (noun n.)
kennings
hötuðr varrbáls;‘hater of the sea-flame; ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the sea-flame; → GOLD
hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[2] varrbáls ‘of the sea-flame’: Vörr means ‘wake of a ship’ or ‘stroke of the oar’, but in the kenning varrbál it means ‘sea’. See also st. 19/4 below.
kennings
hötuðr varrbáls;‘hater of the sea-flame; ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the sea-flame; → GOLD
hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
kardináli ‘Cardinal’
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kardináli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): [Cardinal]
engi ‘none’
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2. engi (pron.): no, none
jafngóðr ‘as good’
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jafngóðr (adj.): [so good, as good]
aldar ‘of men’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
kennings
gramr aldar.‘ruler of men. ’
= KING
ruler of men. → KING
gramr ‘ruler’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
kennings
gramr aldar.‘ruler of men. ’
= KING
ruler of men. → KING
af ‘by’
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af (prep.): from
páfa ‘the Pope’s’
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páfi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): Pope
valdi ‘power’
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vald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, power
Kórónu ‘with a crown’
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1. kóróna (noun f.; °-u, -ur): crown
lét ‘had’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
kristni ‘of Christianity’
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kristni (noun f.; °-/-s(Ágr 26¹²)): Christianity
[5] kristni: kristin E
kennings
Stýrir kristni‘The leader of Christianity ’
= CARDINAL
The leader of Christianity → CARDINAL
notes
[5] stýrir kristni ‘leader of Christianity [CARDINAL]’: Sturla could possibly be referring to Pope Innocent IV rather than to Cardinal William, although that seems unlikely. The Pope had given his consent to the crowning, but the Cardinal was present during the ceremony.
kennings
Stýrir kristni‘The leader of Christianity ’
= CARDINAL
The leader of Christianity → CARDINAL
notes
[5] stýrir kristni ‘leader of Christianity [CARDINAL]’: Sturla could possibly be referring to Pope Innocent IV rather than to Cardinal William, although that seems unlikely. The Pope had given his consent to the crowning, but the Cardinal was present during the ceremony.
kyn ‘high’
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1. kyn (noun n.; °-s; -): kin < kynprýddr (adj.)
prýddr ‘born’
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prýða (verb): adorn < kynprýddr (adj.)
[6] ‑prýddr: ‑prúðr 42ˣ, ‑bryddr Flat
yðr ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
of ‘’
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4. of (particle): (before verb)
ramri ‘the mighty’
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rammr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): mighty
[7] ramri: gramr í E
hafið ‘you have’
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hafa (verb): have
ríkisvandar ‘of the royal sceptre’
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ríkisvǫndr (noun m.): royal sceptre
kennings
reiðivaldr ríkisvandar,‘swinger of the royal sceptre, ’
= KING
swinger of the royal sceptre, → KING
reiðivaldr ‘swinger’
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reiðivaldr (noun m.): [swinger]
kennings
reiðivaldr ríkisvandar,‘swinger of the royal sceptre, ’
= KING
swinger of the royal sceptre, → KING
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
frægðum ‘renown’
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frægð (noun f.): fame
haldit ‘held’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
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Cardinal William consecrated you, renowned one, hater of the sea-flame [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN]; none as good was sent here by the Pope’s power, ruler of men [KING]. The leader of Christianity [CARDINAL] had you, high-born prince, adorned with a crown; swinger of the royal sceptre [KING], you have held the mighty land with renown.
The st. documents the crowning of King Hákon in Bergen in the summer of 1247.
For this event, see also Sturl Hákkv 25-33. — The st. is attributed to Óláfr hvítaskáld Þórðarson (Ólhv) in Flat (Flat III, 1860-8, 171). — [7-8]: Sturla is referring to the fact that when Hákon was crowned he had already been king of Norway for thirty years, since 1217.
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