ÞKolb Eirdr 9I
Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2012, ‘Þórðr Kolbeinsson, Eiríksdrápa 9’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 501.
fyr ‘other’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
Erling ‘Erlingr’
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Erlingr (noun m.): Erlingr
notes
[1] Erling ‘Erlingr’: Erlingr Skjálgsson, Óláfr Tryggvason’s brother-in-law; see Sigv Erl, Sigv Erlfl and Introductions to these.
útan ‘than’
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útan (prep.): outside, without
ár ‘previously’
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4. ár (adv.): of yore, previously, early
at ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
hersar ‘hersar’
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hersir (noun m.; °-is; -ar): cheiftan
vôru ‘were’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
lofak ‘I praise’
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lofa (verb): praise, permit
[3] lofak (‘lofa ec’): lofa 61, 53, 54, 325VIII 2 g, Bb, Flat, FskAˣ(150)
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
flestar ‘’
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
flestir ‘most’
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
[3] flestir: flestar FskBˣ(39v)
far ‘of the vessel’
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far (noun n.; °-s; *-): travel, vessel, trace, life, conduct < farland (noun n.): [vessel-land]
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
far ‘of the vessel’
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far (noun n.; °-s; *-): travel, vessel, trace, life, conduct < farland (noun n.): [vessel-land]
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
far ‘of the vessel’
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far (noun n.; °-s; *-): travel, vessel, trace, life, conduct < farland (noun n.): [vessel-land]
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
lands ‘land’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land < farland (noun n.): [vessel-land]
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
lands ‘land’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land < farland (noun n.): [vessel-land]
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
lands ‘land’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land < farland (noun n.): [vessel-land]
kennings
Tý fasta farlands.‘the Týr of the fire of the vessel-land. ’
= MAN = Eiríkr
the vessel-land. → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
the Týr of the GOLD → MAN = Eiríkr
jarli ‘’
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jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl
vinir ‘friends’
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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend
jarla ‘of the jarls’
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jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl
[4] jarla: jarli 325XI 2 i, FskBˣ(39v)
oft ‘’
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opt (adv.): often
ef ‘’
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3. ef (conj.): if
Enn ‘And’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
vígs ‘’
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víg (noun n.; °-s; -): battle
ept ‘after’
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eptir (prep.): after, behind
[5] ept: ef F, 325XI 2 i, oft 54, 325VIII 2 g, Bb
fram ‘’
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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
veigum ‘’
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Veig (noun f.): [Vega]
vôguð ‘’
Veigi ‘’
er ‘’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
vant ‘’
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3. vanr (adj.): accustomed
Veigu ‘Vega’
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Veig (noun f.): [Vega]
[5] Veigu: Veigi 61, 53, 54, 325VIII 2 g, Flat, vegi Bb, vôguð FskAˣ(146), veigum C
notes
[5] Veigu ‘Vega’: An island in Hålogaland, northern Norway. The (nom. sg.) form Veig also occurs: see Þul Islands 1/6III.
velk ‘I choose’
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velja (verb): choose
[6] velk (‘vel ec’): vel 325XI 2 i, vant er FskBˣ(38r), FskAˣ(146), R, Tˣ, A, C
notes
[6] velk orð at styr ‘I choose words about the battle’: (a) This, the reading of all Hkr and ÓT mss except for Flat, is also adopted in ÍF 26 and Hkr 1991. (b) Vants orð at styr ‘careful is [my] word about the battle’ in the SnE mss and vants orð of gram ‘careful is [my] word about the ruler’ in Fsk are both possible alternative intercalaries. (c) Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901; Skj B) and Kock (Skald) take velk orð ‘I choose words’ as the intercalary, and read und gram norðan, as a slightly emended version of FskAˣ’s of (‘um’) gram norðan, which they construe with the main clause to give en ept víg lagðisk land und gram norðan frá Veigu … ‘and after the battle the land was placed under the ruler from Vega in the north…’. Und gram provides a suitable completion for lagðisk ‘was placed, subdued’, but emendation is not justified here.
of ‘’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
orð ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
notes
[6] velk orð at styr ‘I choose words about the battle’: (a) This, the reading of all Hkr and ÓT mss except for Flat, is also adopted in ÍF 26 and Hkr 1991. (b) Vants orð at styr ‘careful is [my] word about the battle’ in the SnE mss and vants orð of gram ‘careful is [my] word about the ruler’ in Fsk are both possible alternative intercalaries. (c) Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901; Skj B) and Kock (Skald) take velk orð ‘I choose words’ as the intercalary, and read und gram norðan, as a slightly emended version of FskAˣ’s of (‘um’) gram norðan, which they construe with the main clause to give en ept víg lagðisk land und gram norðan frá Veigu … ‘and after the battle the land was placed under the ruler from Vega in the north…’. Und gram provides a suitable completion for lagðisk ‘was placed, subdued’, but emendation is not justified here.
gram ‘’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
staf ‘’
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stafr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): staff, post, stave, stick
notes
[6] velk orð at styr ‘I choose words about the battle’: (a) This, the reading of all Hkr and ÓT mss except for Flat, is also adopted in ÍF 26 and Hkr 1991. (b) Vants orð at styr ‘careful is [my] word about the battle’ in the SnE mss and vants orð of gram ‘careful is [my] word about the ruler’ in Fsk are both possible alternative intercalaries. (c) Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901; Skj B) and Kock (Skald) take velk orð ‘I choose words’ as the intercalary, and read und gram norðan, as a slightly emended version of FskAˣ’s of (‘um’) gram norðan, which they construe with the main clause to give en ept víg lagðisk land und gram norðan frá Veigu … ‘and after the battle the land was placed under the ruler from Vega in the north…’. Und gram provides a suitable completion for lagðisk ‘was placed, subdued’, but emendation is not justified here.
styr ‘the battle’
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styrr (noun m.; °dat. -): battle
[6] styr: staf Flat, gram FskBˣ(38r), FskAˣ(146)
notes
[6] velk orð at styr ‘I choose words about the battle’: (a) This, the reading of all Hkr and ÓT mss except for Flat, is also adopted in ÍF 26 and Hkr 1991. (b) Vants orð at styr ‘careful is [my] word about the battle’ in the SnE mss and vants orð of gram ‘careful is [my] word about the ruler’ in Fsk are both possible alternative intercalaries. (c) Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901; Skj B) and Kock (Skald) take velk orð ‘I choose words’ as the intercalary, and read und gram norðan, as a slightly emended version of FskAˣ’s of (‘um’) gram norðan, which they construe with the main clause to give en ept víg lagðisk land und gram norðan frá Veigu … ‘and after the battle the land was placed under the ruler from Vega in the north…’. Und gram provides a suitable completion for lagðisk ‘was placed, subdued’, but emendation is not justified here.
lands ‘’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land
norðan ‘in the north’
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norðan (adv.): from the north
æ ‘’
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2. æ (adv.): always, forever
ok ‘’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
eðr ‘’
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eða (conj.): or
lengri ‘’
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langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long
stundum ‘’
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stundum (adv.): at times, sometimes
lengra ‘further’
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lengra (adv.): longer, further
[7] lengra: lengri 54, 325VIII 2 g, Bb, Flat
lagðir ‘’
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leggja (verb): put, lay
lagði ‘’
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leggja (verb): put, lay
stundu ‘somewhat’
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stund (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): time, hour
[7] stundu: stundum 325XI 2 i
suðr ‘south’
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2. suðr (adv.): south, in the south
til ‘as far’
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til (prep.): to
Agða ‘as Agder’
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Agðir (noun f.): [as Agder, Agder]
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Veitk, fyr Erling útan |
I know that most hersar, other than Erlingr, were previously friends of the jarls; I praise the Týr <god> of the fire of the vessel-land [SEA > GOLD > MAN = Eiríkr]. And after the battle the land was subjected from Vega in the north south as far as Agder or somewhat further; I choose words about the battle.
After the battle of Svǫlðr, Norway is divided betweeen Eiríkr jarl, King Sveinn tjúguskegg ‘Fork-beard’ of Denmark, and King Óláfr sœnski ‘the Swede’. Hkr and ÓT cite this and st. 10. Fsk cites st. 9/5-8, forming a stanza with st. 10/5-8, at this point, then cites st. 9/1-4 as an isolated helmingr in a later account of Eiríkr jarl’s raiding activities and his rule in Norway. In SnE (Skm), the second helmingr is cited in a section on terms for ‘earth’, here land.
On the configuration of helmingar in Hkr and Fsk, see Context above and Introduction.
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