ÞjóðA Magn 5II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Stanzas about Magnús Óláfsson in Danaveldi 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. 92-3.
text and translation
Saurstokkinn bar svíra
snarr Skônunga harri;
undrs, nema allvaldr Lundar
aldrprúðr fyrir haldi.
Gær flugu mold ok mýrar
(merki jarls ins sterkja
slóð drap framm at flóði)
flaugardǫrr (of hauga).
{Snarr harri Skônunga} bar saurstokkinn svíra; undrs, nema {aldrprúðr allvaldr Lundar} haldi fyrir. Flaugardǫrr flugu gær mold ok mýrar; merki ins sterkja jarls drap slóð of hauga framm at flóði.
‘The valiant ruler of the Skánungar [= Magnús] went with a mud-spattered neck; it is a wonder unless the life-splendid overlord of Lund [= Magnús] holds out. Flighted spears flew yesterday over earth and bogs; the standard of the powerful jarl beat a track across the hills onwards to the sea.’
notes and context
This follows Magn 4, uninterruptedly in Hkr, and with a brief link in H-Hr.
readings
- [1] bar: berr E, J2ˣ
- [2] Skônunga harri: harri mjǫg fjarri Hr
- [3] undrs (‘undr er’): verðr 39, F, vátr H, Hr
- [3] nema allvaldr Lundar: sem veigðu skauti H, Hr
- [3] Lundar: ‘vndar’ 39, yrði F
- [4] aldrprúðr: ‘allde pruðr’ E, ‘valldrvðr’ H, Hr
- [4] haldi: halda F
- [5] Gær: ‘ger’ 39, J2ˣ, ‘ser’ E, ‘gíær’ H, geirr Hr
- [5] mold: ‘mǫlld’ E
- [6] jarls: so F, E, J2ˣ, H, Hr, ‘I.’ Kˣ, ‘J.’ 39
- [6] sterkja (‘sterka’): sterki E
- [7] slóð drap: ‘stoð dreif’ H, Hr
- [7] flóði: flæði Hr
- [8] hauga: augu H
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 63 folx (Kx) — 515v/5 - 515v/12
imagesSaurstokkinn bar svíra
snarr Skônunga harri;
undrs, nema allvaldr Lundar
aldrprúðr fyrir haldi.
Gær flugu mold ok mýrar
(merki †I.† ins sterkja
slóð drap framm at flóði)
flaugardǫrr (of hauga).Sꜹr stokinn bar svíra | snaʀ scánunga haʀi | undr er nema allvaldr lundar | aldr pruðr fyrir haldi | gær flugo mold ok myrar | merki Iarls hins sterka | slóð drap fram at floþi | flꜹgar dꜹʀ um hꜹga |
(VEÞ)
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AM 39 fol (39) — 17rb/27 - 17rb/27
Saurstokkinn bar svíra
images
snarr Skônunga harri;
verðr, nema allvaldr †vndar†
aldrprúðr fyrir haldi.
†ger† flugu mold ok mýrar
(merki †J.† ins sterkja
slóð drap framm at flóði)
flaugardǫrr (of hauga). -
AM 45 fol (F) — 40vb/36 - 40vb/40
imagesSaurstokkinn bar svíra
snarr Skônunga harri;
verðr, nema allvaldr yrði
aldrprúðr fyrir halda.
Gær flugu mold ok mýrar
(merki jarls ins sterkja
slóð drap framm at flóði)
flaugardǫrr (of hauga).Sꜹ́rstockíɴ bár svíra snaʀ | skanvnnga haʀí verþr nema all valldr yrði alldr prvþr | fyrr hallda · gǽr flugo molld ok myrar merki Jarls | híns sterkía sloð drap fram at floþi flꜹgar dꜹʀ of | hꜹga· ||
(VEÞ)
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AM 47 fol (E) — 8v/18 - 8v/19
Saurstokkinn berr svíra
images
snarr Skônunga harri;
undrs, nema allvaldr Lundar
†allde pruðr† fyrir haldi.
†ser† flugu †mǫlld† ok mýrar
(merki jarls ins sterki
slóð drap framm at flóði)
flaugardǫrr (of hauga). -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 253r/12 - 253r/19
Saurstokkinn berr svíra
images
snarr Skônunga harri;
undrs, nema allvaldr Lundar
aldrprúðr fyrir haldi.
†ger† flugu mold ok mýrar
(merki jarls ins sterkja
slóð drap framm at flóði)
flaugardǫrr (of hauga). -
AM 66 fol (H) — 11v/15 - 11v/15
Saurstokkinn bar svíra
images
snarr Skônunga harri;
vátr, sem veigðu skauti
†valldrvðr† fyrir haldi.
†gíær† flugu mold ok mýrar
(merki jarls ins sterkja
†stoð dreif† framm at flóði)
flaugardǫrr (of augu). -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 10va/27 - 10va/27
Saurstokkinn bar svíra
images
snarr harri mjǫg fjarri ;
vátr, sem veigðu skauti
†valldrvðr† fyrir haldi.
geirr flugu mold ok mýrar
(merki jarls ins sterkja
†stoð dreif† framm at flæði)
flaugardǫrr (of hauga).
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