Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr<i> about Sveinn Úlfsson</i> 1

Kari Ellen Gade

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þfagr Sveinn 1^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson 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. 313.

Þorleikr fagri Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson

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Fúr ‘of the fire’

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fúrr (noun m.): fire < fúrsendir (noun m.)

[1] Fúr‑: For‑ 873ˣ

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

Fúr ‘of the fire’

(not checked:)
fúrr (noun m.): fire < fúrsendir (noun m.)

[1] Fúr‑: For‑ 873ˣ

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

sendir ‘The distributor’

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sendir (noun m.): sender, distributor < fúrsendir (noun m.)

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

vann ‘inflicted’

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2. vinna (verb): perform, work

[1] vann: var 20dˣ

fjǫndum ‘on enemies’

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fjándi (noun m.; °-a; fjándr/fjándar/fjándir): enemy, devil

fjǫrspell ‘death’

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fjǫrspell (noun n.): [death]

notes

[2] fjǫrspell ‘death’: Lit. ‘life-destruction’.

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

gný ‘the din’

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gnýr (noun m.): din, tumult

kennings

gný hjǫrva;
‘the din of swords; ’
= BATTLE
the din of swords; → BATTLE

hjǫrva ‘of swords’

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hjǫrr (noun m.): sword

[2] hjǫrva: ‘orfa’ 19ˣ

kennings

gný hjǫrva;
‘the din of swords; ’
= BATTLE
the din of swords; → BATTLE

brôð ‘meat’

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1. bráð (noun f.): meat

fekk ‘got’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

[3] fekk: þekk 20dˣ

hrafn ‘the raven’

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hrafn (noun m.; °hrafns; dat. hrafni; hrafnar): raven

fyr ‘’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

notes

[3, 4] fyr norðan Heiðabœ ‘north of Hedeby’: This prepositional phrase could also go with the first cl. (so Skj B; Skald). Hedeby is located in North Schleswig, present-day Germany.

Heiða ‘of Hede’

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3. heiðr (noun f.; °heiðar, dat./acc heiði; heiðar): heath < Heiðabýr (noun m.): Hedeby

[3] Heiða‑: herða 19ˣ

notes

[3, 4] fyr norðan Heiðabœ ‘north of Hedeby’: This prepositional phrase could also go with the first cl. (so Skj B; Skald). Hedeby is located in North Schleswig, present-day Germany.

hauk ‘of hawk’

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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukstorð (noun f.)

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[4] haukstorða ‘of hawk-lands [ARMS]’: Skj B and Skald emend to haukstorðar ‘of the hawk-land’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’).

hauk ‘of hawk’

(not checked:)
1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukstorð (noun f.)

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[4] haukstorða ‘of hawk-lands [ARMS]’: Skj B and Skald emend to haukstorðar ‘of the hawk-land’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’).

hauk ‘of hawk’

(not checked:)
1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukstorð (noun f.)

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[4] haukstorða ‘of hawk-lands [ARMS]’: Skj B and Skald emend to haukstorðar ‘of the hawk-land’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’).

storða ‘lands’

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2. storð (noun f.): young wood, earth < haukstorð (noun f.)

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[4] haukstorða ‘of hawk-lands [ARMS]’: Skj B and Skald emend to haukstorðar ‘of the hawk-land’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’).

storða ‘lands’

(not checked:)
2. storð (noun f.): young wood, earth < haukstorð (noun f.)

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[4] haukstorða ‘of hawk-lands [ARMS]’: Skj B and Skald emend to haukstorðar ‘of the hawk-land’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’).

storða ‘lands’

(not checked:)
2. storð (noun f.): young wood, earth < haukstorð (noun f.)

kennings

Haukstorða fúrsendir
‘the fire-distributor of hawk-lands’
= GENEROUS MAN
hawk-lands → ARMS
the fire of ARMS → GOLD
The distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[4] haukstorða ‘of hawk-lands [ARMS]’: Skj B and Skald emend to haukstorðar ‘of the hawk-land’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’).

bœ ‘by’

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bœr (noun m.; °-jar/-ar, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja/-a, dat. -jum/-um/bjóm/-am/-m, acc. -i/-ja/-a/bǿ): farm, homestead < Heiðabýr (noun m.): Hedeby

notes

[3, 4] fyr norðan Heiðabœ ‘north of Hedeby’: This prepositional phrase could also go with the first cl. (so Skj B; Skald). Hedeby is located in North Schleswig, present-day Germany.

norðan ‘north’

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norðan (adv.): from the north

notes

[3, 4] fyr norðan Heiðabœ ‘north of Hedeby’: This prepositional phrase could also go with the first cl. (so Skj B; Skald). Hedeby is located in North Schleswig, present-day Germany.

Rôkusk ‘got’

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2. reka (verb): drive, force

Vinðr ‘Wends’

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Vinðr (noun m.; °; vinðr/-ir): the Wends

[5] Vinðr: ‘Vindar’ 19ˣ

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

vákar ‘the buzzard-hawks’

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1. vakr (noun m.): hawk

kennings

vákar vals
‘the buzzard-hawks of the slain ’
= RAVENS/EAGLES
the buzzard-hawks of the slain → RAVENS/EAGLES

vals ‘of the slain’

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1. valr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ir): corpse, the slain

kennings

vákar vals
‘the buzzard-hawks of the slain ’
= RAVENS/EAGLES
the buzzard-hawks of the slain → RAVENS/EAGLES

ginu ‘gaped’

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1. gína (verb): gape

[6] ginu: ‘gnyu’ 1005ˣ

þar ‘there’

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þar (adv.): there

[6] þar: þeir all

notes

[6] þar ‘there’: All mss have þeir (m. nom. pl.) ‘those’. Þeir could conceivably qualify vákar vals (ll. 5, 6) (þeir vákar vals ‘those buzzard-hawks of the slain’). That construction is very awkward, however, and the emendation to þar ‘there’ is in keeping with earlier eds.

und ‘beneath’

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3. und (prep.): under, underneath

[6] und: um 1005ˣ, 19ˣ

notes

[6] und ‘beneath’: Previous eds (except JÓ) adopt of (‘um’) ‘above’ (so 1005ˣ, 19ˣ), but that reading is lower on the stemma.

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According to the Knýtl prose, the st. documents the fact that that Sveinn Úlfsson fought alongside Magnús Óláfsson against the Wends in the battle of Lyrskovshede (28 September 1043).

No other source mentions that Sveinn participated in the battle of Lyrskovshede. Knýtl (ÍF 34, 130) states: Þat er sǫgn sumra manna, at Sveinn Úlfsson hafi verit í þeiri orrostu með Magnúsi konungi ok sætt þeira heldisk þá enn ‘Some people say that Sveinn Úlfsson was in that battle with King Magnús and that their agreement was still in effect then’. Lyrskovshede is present-day Lürschau, some kilometres north of Schleswig (then part of Denmark).

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Þfagr Sveinn 1II

Fúr ‘of the fire’

kennings

Fúr ‘of the fire’

kennings

sendir ‘The distributor’

kennings

vann ‘inflicted’

fjǫndum ‘on enemies’

fjǫrspell ‘death’

notes

í ‘in’

gný ‘the din’

kennings

hjǫrva ‘of swords’

kennings

brôð ‘meat’

fekk ‘got’

hrafn ‘the raven’

fyr ‘’

notes

Heiða ‘of Hede’

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hauk ‘of hawk’

kennings

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hauk ‘of hawk’

kennings

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hauk ‘of hawk’

kennings

notes

storða ‘lands’

kennings

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storða ‘lands’

kennings

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storða ‘lands’

kennings

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bœ ‘by’

notes

norðan ‘north’

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Rôkusk ‘got’

Vinðr ‘Wends’

en ‘and’

vákar ‘the buzzard-hawks’

kennings

vals ‘of the slain’

kennings

ginu ‘gaped’

þar ‘there’

notes

und ‘beneath’

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halsa ‘necks’

dauðr ‘dead’

lá ‘lay’

herr ‘host’

á ‘on’

heiði ‘the heath’

hundmargr ‘a tremendously large’

fáir ‘Few’

undan ‘away’

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