Þham Magndr 5II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorkell hamarskáld, Magnússdrápa 5’ 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. 413-14.
Uppgǫngu ‘advanced ashore’
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1. uppganga (noun f.): advance ashore
yngvi ‘king’
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Yngvi (noun m.): Yngvi, prince
ítr ‘The splendid’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
helming ‘unit’
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helmingr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): unit, troop
notes
[2] helming ‘unit’: See Note to Valg Har 4/1.
lítinn ‘a small’
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lítill (adj.; °lítinn): little
áræði ‘in his courage’
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áræði (noun n.; °-s): courage
hykk ‘I believe’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
áðan ‘earlier’
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áðan (adv.): before
Eysteins ‘Eysteinn’s’
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Eysteinn (noun m.): Eysteinn
kennings
fǫður Eysteins‘Eysteinn’s father ’
= Magnús
Eysteinn’s father → Magnús
fǫður ‘father’
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faðir (noun m.): father
kennings
fǫður Eysteins‘Eysteinn’s father ’
= Magnús
Eysteinn’s father → Magnús
treystask ‘put faith’
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treysta (verb): trust, believe in
Hôtt ‘loudly’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
gall ‘resounded’
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gjalla (verb): to scream, shriek; to repay, return, pay for
hjǫrr ‘The sword’
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hjǫrr (noun m.): sword
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
sótti ‘advanced’
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sœkja (verb): seek, attack
hneit ‘thrust’
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hníta (verb): [thrust]
egg ‘the blade’
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1. egg (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-): edge, blade
við ‘at’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
fjǫr ‘the lives’
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fjǫr (noun n.): life
seggja ‘of men’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
malm ‘the weapon’
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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal < malmsœkir (noun m.): [weapon-attacker]
kennings
malmsœkir‘the weapon-attacker ’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-attacker → WARRIOR
sœkir ‘attacker’
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sœkir (noun m.): attacker < malmsœkir (noun m.): [weapon-attacker]
kennings
malmsœkir‘the weapon-attacker ’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-attacker → WARRIOR
rauð ‘reddened’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
Magnús ‘Magnús’
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2. Magnús (noun m.): Magnús
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
lið ‘the troop’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
gǫgnum ‘through’
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gegnum (prep.): through
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Magnús’s last stand in Ulster on 24 August 1103. The Norw. troops had disembarked from their ships and advanced inland to meet a unit of their men who were bringing supplies from Connacht. They came under a surprise attack by the men of Ulster, and a mighty battle ensued.
[1-2]: These two ll. echo Arn Hardr 10/1-2. That poem was composed in memory of Magnús’s grandfather, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, who fell at the battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066. Þorkell must have known Arnórr’s encomium and been struck by the similarities of the circumstances surrounding the two battles (leaving the ships, advancing inland and being unprepared for battle). Hence the borrowing was likely intentional.
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