Þorkell hamarskáld, Magnússdrápa 3

Kari Ellen Gade

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Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorkell hamarskáld, Magnússdrápa 3’ 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. 411-12.

Þorkell hamarskáld Magnússdrápa

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[1] brynju: brynjur H, Hr, J2ˣ, 325III α, R702ˣ

bragningr ‘the sovereign’

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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler

skaut ‘shot’

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skjóta (verb): shoot

af ‘with’

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af (prep.): from

magni ‘strength’

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magn (noun n.; °-s): strength

sveigði ‘bent’

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sveigja (verb): bend

[3] sveigði: ‘suegðe’ E, ‘svegði’ J2ˣ, ‘svæghde’ FskAˣ

all ‘the’

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all- ((prefix)): very < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler

kennings

allvaldr Egða
‘the mighty ruler of the Egðir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
the mighty ruler of the Egðir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús

valdr ‘mighty ruler’

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valdr (noun m.): ruler < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler

[3] ‑valdr: ‑vald H

kennings

allvaldr Egða
‘the mighty ruler of the Egðir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
the mighty ruler of the Egðir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús

Egða ‘of the Egðir’

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Egðir (noun m.): the Egðir

kennings

allvaldr Egða
‘the mighty ruler of the Egðir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
the mighty ruler of the Egðir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús

alm ‘the elm-bow’

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almr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): bow, elm-bow

stǫkk ‘spurted’

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1. støkkva (verb): (str.) leap, spring; scatter

blóð ‘blood’

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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood

á ‘onto’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

hjalma ‘helmets’

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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet

Strengs ‘of the bow-string’

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strengr (noun m.; °-jar; -ir): string, rope, bow-string

[5] Strengs: so all others, ‘stengs’ Mork

kennings

Hagl strengs
‘The hail of the bow-string ’
= ARROWS
The hail of the bow-string → ARROWS

fló ‘flew’

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fljúga (verb): fly

[5] fló: flaug FskBˣ

hagl ‘The hail’

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hagl (noun n.; °-s; dat. *-um): hail

kennings

Hagl strengs
‘The hail of the bow-string ’
= ARROWS
The hail of the bow-string → ARROWS

í ‘into’

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í (prep.): in, into

[5] í: so F, Kˣ, 39, E, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, 325III α, R702ˣ, á Mork, H, Hr, í corrected from á J2ˣ, 42ˣ

hringa ‘chain-mail’

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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword

hné ‘fell’

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hníga (verb): sink, fall

[6] hné: ‘hve’ 42ˣ

ferð ‘the company’

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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

lét ‘caused’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

verða ‘to be’

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1. verða (verb): become, be

Hǫrða ‘of the Hǫrðar’

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Hǫrðar (noun m.): the Hǫrðar

[7] Hǫrða: hǫrð þá er 42ˣ

kennings

gramr Hǫrða
‘the lord of the Hǫrðar ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
the lord of the Hǫrðar → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús

gramr ‘the lord’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

kennings

gramr Hǫrða
‘the lord of the Hǫrðar ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
the lord of the Hǫrðar → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

harðri ‘the hard’

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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh

hjarl ‘battle’

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hjarl (noun n.): land < hjarlsókn (noun n.)

[8] hjarl‑: hjarls H, hjǫrs FskBˣ

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[8] hjarlsókn ‘battle for land’: Lit. ‘land-battle’ (hap. leg.). All sources agree that Magnús shot from his ship, hence the word is taken here to mean that Magnús fought to expand his dominions in the west. Alternatively, it could also be construed as ‘attack on the land’. Skj B separates the two elements of the cpd and takes hjarl ‘land’ with hringa ‘chain-mail’ (lit. ‘rings’) (l. 5): í hjarl hringa ‘into the land of rings’, i.e. ‘into the chain-mail’. That reading creates a very convoluted w. o. (see NN § 2908) and it is unnecessary because hringar ‘rings’ can denote ‘chain-mail, ring-byrnie’. See Note to SnH Lv 1/3 and LP: hringr 2.

sókn ‘ for land’

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sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight < hjarlsókn (noun n.)

[8] ‑sókn: ‘skaull’ Hr

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banat ‘killed’

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bana (verb; °-að-): kill

jarli ‘the earl’

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jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl

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Magnús killed Earl Hugh of Shrewsbury (Hugi inn prúði ‘the Proud’) at the battle of the Menai Strait, between northern Wales and Anglesey, in 1098.

For this battle, see Bkrepp Magndr 11 and Gísl Magnkv 10-13. See also Power 1986, 109-11 and the literature cited there.

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Þham Magndr 3II

Dunði ‘resounded’

broddr ‘The arrow-point’

á ‘against’

brynju ‘the byrnie’

bragningr ‘the sovereign’

skaut ‘shot’

af ‘with’

magni ‘strength’

sveigði ‘bent’

all ‘the’

kennings

valdr ‘mighty ruler’

kennings

Egða ‘of the Egðir’

kennings

alm ‘the elm-bow’

stǫkk ‘spurted’

blóð ‘blood’

á ‘onto’

hjalma ‘helmets’

Strengs ‘of the bow-string’

kennings

fló ‘flew’

hagl ‘The hail’

kennings

í ‘into’

hringa ‘chain-mail’

hné ‘fell’

ferð ‘the company’

en ‘and’

lét ‘caused’

verða ‘to be’

Hǫrða ‘of the Hǫrðar’

kennings

gramr ‘the lord’

kennings

í ‘in’

harðri ‘the hard’

hjarl ‘battle’

notes

sókn ‘ for land’

notes

banat ‘killed’

jarli ‘the earl’

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Þham Magndr 3^II