ÞjóðA Sex 13II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Sexstefja 13’ 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. 125.
Lét ‘made’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
vingjafa ‘of friendly gifts’
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vingjǫf (noun f.): friendly gift
[1] vingjafa: ‘víga fa’ H, ‘vaga fa’ Hr, ‘vingíafar’ 570a
kennings
Lystr, varghollr veitir vingjafa‘The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts ’
= GENEROUS RULER
The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts → GENEROUS RULER
kennings
Lystr, varghollr veitir vingjafa‘The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts ’
= GENEROUS RULER
The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts → GENEROUS RULER
varg ‘wolf’
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vargr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wolf < varghollr (adj.): wolf-gracious
kennings
Lystr, varghollr veitir vingjafa‘The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts ’
= GENEROUS RULER
The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts → GENEROUS RULER
notes
[2] varghollr ‘the wolf-gracious’: For this type of metaphor, see General Introduction, SkP I.
hollr ‘gracious’
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hollr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): loyal < varghollr (adj.): wolf-gracious
kennings
Lystr, varghollr veitir vingjafa‘The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts ’
= GENEROUS RULER
The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts → GENEROUS RULER
notes
[2] varghollr ‘the wolf-gracious’: For this type of metaphor, see General Introduction, SkP I.
dreka ‘the dragon-ship’
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dreki (noun m.; °-a; -ar): dragon, dragon-ship
[2] dreka: drekka 570a
notes
[2] dreka ‘the dragon-ship’: See Note to Valg Har 10/7.
kennings
Lystr, varghollr veitir vingjafa‘The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts ’
= GENEROUS RULER
The eager, wolf-gracious bestower of friendly gifts → GENEROUS RULER
fyr ‘at’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
leiðangrs ‘of the expeditionary fleet’
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leiðangr (noun m.; °leiðangrs, dat. leiðangri; leiðangrar): naval levy
[3] leiðangrs: lofðungs H, Hr
notes
[3] leiðangrs ‘of the expeditionary fleet’: See Note to ÞjóðA Har 5/3, 5 and Bǫlv Hardr 8/1.
brjósti ‘of the forefront’
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brjóst (noun n.; °-s; -): breast, chest
liðs ‘of the host’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
oddr ‘the spearhead’
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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
miðju ‘the middle’
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miðja (noun f.; °-u): the middle
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In Hkr, HÍ and H-Hr, Haraldr dismisses part of his force since Sveinn Úlfsson has not appeared for the agreed battle at the Götaälv (Elfr), but then Sveinn and the Danes appear with three hundred ships. Haraldr quells all talk of flight and draws up his forces, with the great dragon-ship at the centre of the leading ships.
The battle of the Nissan (Niz) is also commemorated in ÞjóðA Har 1-7, Arn Hardr 2-4, Stúfr Stúfdr 7, Steinn Nizv and Steinn Úlffl, and well as in sts 14-18 below.
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