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Sturl Magndr 2II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Drápa about Magnús lagabœtir 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. 757.

Sturla ÞórðarsonDrápa about Magnús lagabœtir
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Heilags ‘of the holy’

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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred

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[1, 4] dóttur heilags þjóðkonungs ‘the daughter of the holy, mighty king’: Magnús married Ingibjǫrg, the daughter of Eiríkr plógpenningr ‘Plough-penny’ Valdimarsson of Denmark on 11 September 1261, right before his coronation. Eiríkr, the son of Valdimarr II Valdimarsson, ruled jointly with his father 1232-41 and became sole ruler of Denmark upon his father’s death in 1241. He was executed by his brother, Abel, on 10 August 1250. Eiríkr was pronounced a saint after his death, but his sanctity was never acknowledged by the Church.

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hafið ‘you have’

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hafa (verb): have

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hála ‘indeed’

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hála (adv.): vastly

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þengils ‘of the ruler’

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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler

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sonr ‘son’

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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son

[2] sonr: so 8, Flat, son F

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reifir ‘grants’

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1. reifa (verb): endow, enrich

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gæfu ‘luck’

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gæfa (noun f.): luck, fortune

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gnótt ‘abundant’

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gnótt (noun f.): abundance

[4] gnótt: nógt 8

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þjóð ‘mighty’

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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people < þjóðkonungr (noun m.): mighty king

[4] þjóð‑: þjóð ok Flat

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[1, 4] dóttur heilags þjóðkonungs ‘the daughter of the holy, mighty king’: Magnús married Ingibjǫrg, the daughter of Eiríkr plógpenningr ‘Plough-penny’ Valdimarsson of Denmark on 11 September 1261, right before his coronation. Eiríkr, the son of Valdimarr II Valdimarsson, ruled jointly with his father 1232-41 and became sole ruler of Denmark upon his father’s death in 1241. He was executed by his brother, Abel, on 10 August 1250. Eiríkr was pronounced a saint after his death, but his sanctity was never acknowledged by the Church.

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konungs ‘ king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king < þjóðkonungr (noun m.): mighty king

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[1, 4] dóttur heilags þjóðkonungs ‘the daughter of the holy, mighty king’: Magnús married Ingibjǫrg, the daughter of Eiríkr plógpenningr ‘Plough-penny’ Valdimarsson of Denmark on 11 September 1261, right before his coronation. Eiríkr, the son of Valdimarr II Valdimarsson, ruled jointly with his father 1232-41 and became sole ruler of Denmark upon his father’s death in 1241. He was executed by his brother, Abel, on 10 August 1250. Eiríkr was pronounced a saint after his death, but his sanctity was never acknowledged by the Church.

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dóttur ‘the daughter’

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dóttir (noun f.; °dóttur, dat. dóttur/dǿtr/dóttir, acc. dóttur/dóttir, nom. dóttir/dóttur; dǿtr, gen. dǿtra (cf. [$1592$])): daughter

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[1, 4] dóttur heilags þjóðkonungs ‘the daughter of the holy, mighty king’: Magnús married Ingibjǫrg, the daughter of Eiríkr plógpenningr ‘Plough-penny’ Valdimarsson of Denmark on 11 September 1261, right before his coronation. Eiríkr, the son of Valdimarr II Valdimarsson, ruled jointly with his father 1232-41 and became sole ruler of Denmark upon his father’s death in 1241. He was executed by his brother, Abel, on 10 August 1250. Eiríkr was pronounced a saint after his death, but his sanctity was never acknowledged by the Church.

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Snjallr ‘Wise’

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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold

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‘can’

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mega (verb): may, might

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Eiríkr ‘Eiríkr’

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Eiríkr (noun m.): Eiríkr

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öllu ‘everything’

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allr (adj.): all

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aldýrr ‘very precious’

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aldýrr (adj.): very precious

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[6] aldýrr konungr ‘very precious king’: Taken in Skj B and Skald as an apposition to snjallr Eiríkr ‘wise Eiríkr’ (l. 5). This seems less preferable because all the other helmingar contain an apostrophe to Magnús.

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konungr ‘king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

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[6] aldýrr konungr ‘very precious king’: Taken in Skj B and Skald as an apposition to snjallr Eiríkr ‘wise Eiríkr’ (l. 5). This seems less preferable because all the other helmingar contain an apostrophe to Magnús.

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stýra ‘rule’

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stýra (verb): steer, control

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yðarr ‘your’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

[7] yðarr: yðvar Flat

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þroski ‘prosperity’

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þroski (noun m.; °-a): manly deed, manhood

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gengr ‘will proceed’

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

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óskum ‘according to your wishes’

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ósk (noun f.; °-ar; dat. -um): wish, desire

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art ‘’

[8] ‑art: ‑att 8

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við ‘with’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

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