ÞjóðA Magnfl 17II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Magnússflokkr 17’ 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. 84-5.
es ‘where’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
heitir ‘it is called’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
Helganes ‘Helgenæs’
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Helganes (noun n.): [Helgenæs]
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
kesjum ‘halberds’
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kesja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): halberd, spear
notes
[2] kesjum ‘halberds’: Spears that could be used for throwing or hand-to-hand fighting; see Falk 1914, 78-80.
sukku ‘sank down’
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1. søkkva (verb): sink, strong intrans.
sárir ‘wounded’
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sárr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): sore, painful; wounded
rekkar ‘champions’
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rekkr (noun m.; °; -ar): man, champion
Sveins ‘Sveinn’s’
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
ferð ‘troop’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
bana ‘death’
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bani (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death, killer
Mætr ‘The excellent’
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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected
kennings
Mætr gramr Mœra‘The excellent lord of the Mœrir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The excellent lord of the Mœrir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
mǫrgu ‘many a’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
spjóti ‘spear’
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spjót (noun n.; °-s; -): spear
Mœra ‘of the Mœrir’
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1. Mœrir (noun m.; °; -ir): pl. Mœrir
kennings
Mætr gramr Mœra‘The excellent lord of the Mœrir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The excellent lord of the Mœrir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
gramr ‘lord’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
kennings
Mætr gramr Mœra‘The excellent lord of the Mœrir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The excellent lord of the Mœrir → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
notes
[6] snœri ‘thong’: Cf. snœridǫrr ‘thonged javelins’ in st. 10/6 above.
odd ‘the point’
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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon
[7] odd: ‘oð’ E, J2ˣ, oddr Flat
rauð ‘reddened’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
aski ‘with ash’
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askr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): ash, ash-tree, ash-ship
studdan ‘hafted’
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2. styðja (verb): protect, support
landreki ‘land-ruler’
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landreki (noun m.): land-ruler
notes
[8] landreki ‘land-ruler’: This could be regarded as a borderline kenning. Meissner (p. 353) points out that it is perceived as a kenning, but comes to be used as the base-word of a kenning, an example being ESk Hardr II 1/6, 8, where it is qualified by Dana ‘of Danes’. It also occurs among heiti for ‘king’ in Þul Konunga 2/6III, and Þjóðólfr uses the word in Sex 9, 15 and 27.
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Magnús continues to pursue Sveinn across Denmark until he flees to Sweden. Magnús establishes peaceful rule over Denmark and repairs to Norway. Learning this, Sveinn musters troops in Sweden and Skåne (Skáney) and subdues the Dan. islands. Magnús sails south and fights Sveinn off Helgenæs (Helganes). He has fewer forces but bigger and better appointed ships. In a fierce battle, Magnús fights all night with hand-thrown missiles (handskot).
On the battle off Helgenæs (Helganes) and its aftermath, see also ÞjóðA Magn 6-7, and Arn Magndr 12, 13 and 16. In Flat the st. is placed between Arn Magndr 13 and 16, and hence implicitly attributed to Arnórr.
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