ÞjóðA Sex 18II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Sexstefja 18’ 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. 131-3.
text and translation
Sveinn át sigr at launa
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri.
Sveinn át at launa þeim sex jǫrlum Dana sigr innan eina gunni, es hvǫt ǫrleiks vexa. Fiðr Árnasonr, sás vildit forða snǫru hjarta, varð vígbjartr fenginn í miðri fylkingu.
‘Sveinn does not have to reward those six jarls of the Danes for victory in one battle, in whom the incitement of munificence does not swell. Finnr Árnason, who did not want to save his valiant heart, was, battle-bright, captured in the midst of the troop.’
notes and context
The Norwegians (Haraldr in person, Hkr and H-Hr) pursue the fugitives on the Dan. side, but Finnr Árnason, who has fought for Sveinn, refuses to flee and is captured. Except in Hkr, the st. is introduced with the comment that Sveinn had six jarls with him in the battle. Fsk, Mork and Flat follow it with a spirited dialogue in which a defiant Finnr greets offers of his life with bravado and obscenity, but is nevertheless granted it.
readings
- [1] át: átt 39, F, J2ˣ, H, á E, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Hr, Flat, ‘a at’ 51ˣ, 302ˣ
- [2] hvǫt: styr F, Flat
- [2] vexa (‘vęxa’): vaxa FskBˣ
- [3] innan: ‘her mann’ FskAˣ
- [3] eina: einna E
- [4] ǫrleiks: ‘aurrecks’ or ‘aurreiks’ Flat
- [5] Varð: ferð Hr
- [5] vildit: vildi Hr
- [5] forða: forðask H, Hr
- [6] víg‑: folk‑ Hr
- [6] snǫru: so 39, F, E, J2ˣ, 51ˣ, FskAˣ, 302ˣ, Mork, H, Hr, Flat, ‘snóru’ or ‘sno᷎ru’ Kˣ, snara FskBˣ
- [7] fenginn: fanginn 39, H, Hr, Flat
- [8] Fiðr: ‘finnr’ 39, FskBˣ, Flat
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) — 562r/20 - 562r/27
imagesSveinn át sigr at launa
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, †snóru† hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri.Sveiɴ át sigr at lꜹna | sex þeim er hvꜹt vęxa | iɴan eina guɴi | ꜹrleics dana jorlom | varð sa er vildit forða | vigbiartr snóru hiarta | i fylkingo fengin | fiðr arna son miðri |
(VEÞ)
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AM 39 fol (39) — 27rb/28 - 27rb/28
Sveinn átt sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fanginn
†finnr† Árnasonr miðri. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 49ra/33 - 49ra/36
imagesSveinn átt sigr at launa
sex þeim, es styr vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri.Sveíɴ | átt sígr at lꜹna sex þeim er styr vexa iɴan eína gvɴi ꜹr | leiks dana iorlum · varþ sa er villdít forða vig biartr snoro | híarta i fylkíɴgo fengíɴ fiðr arna sun miðri·
(VEÞ)
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AM 47 fol (E) — 21v/13 - 21v/14
Sveinn á sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan einna gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 284r/18 - 284r/25
Sveinn átt sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri. -
OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 76r/9 - 76r/16
Sveinn á sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vaxa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snara hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
†finnr† Árnasonr miðri. -
AM 51 folx (51x) — 68r/24 - 68r/31
Sveinn †a at† sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri. -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 280/21 - 281/5
Sveinn á sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
†her mann† eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri. -
AM 302 4°x (302x) — 103v/6 - 103v/9
Sveinn †a at† sigr at launa
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri. -
GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 13r/31 - 13r/31
Sveinn át sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fenginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 56v/31 - 56v/31
Sveinn átt sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forðask,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fanginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 41va/19 - 41va/19
Sveinn á sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es hvǫt vexa,
innan eina gunni,
ǫrleiks, Dana jǫrlum.
ferð, sás vildi forðask,
folk-bjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fanginn
Fiðr Árnasonr miðri. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 200va/35 - 200va/36
Sveinn á sigr at launa
images
sex þeim, es styr vexa,
innan eina gunni,
†aurrecks†, Dana jǫrlum.
Varð, sás vildit forða,
vígbjartr, snǫru hjarta,
í fylkingu fanginn
†finnr† Árnasonr miðri.
editions and texts
Skj: Þjóðolfr Arnórsson, 3. Sexstefja 17: AI, 373, BI, 343, Skald I, 173, NN §§806, 861; Hkr 1893-1901, III, 165, IV, 230-1, ÍF 28, 151-2, Hkr 1991, 658 (HSig ch. 63), F 1871, 230, E 1916, 76; Fsk 1902-3, 271-2 (ch. 47), ÍF 29, 268-9 (ch. 57); Mork 1928-32, 213, Andersson and Gade 2000, 231, 478 (MH); Flat 1860-8, III, 364 (MH); Fms 6, 320 (HSig ch. 78), Fms 12, 157.
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