ÞjóðA Magn 3II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Stanzas about Magnús Óláfsson in Danaveldi 3’ 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. 90-1.
text and translation
Gær sák grjóti stóru
— gein hauss fyrir — steini
— fóra fylking þeira
fast — harðliga kastat.
Ofan keyrðum vér — orðum
jǫrð muna Sveinn of varða —
(staðar hefr stafn í miðju)
strandhǫgg (numit landi).
Gær sák stóru grjóti, steini, kastat harðliga; hauss gein fyrir; fylking þeira fóra fast. Vér keyrðum strandhǫgg ofan; Sveinn muna of varða jǫrð orðum; stafn hefr numit staðar í miðju landi.
‘Yesterday I saw massive stones, rock, hurled mightily; a skull gaped in their path; their troop did not advance strongly. We herded cattle for slaughter down to the shore; Sveinn will not defend the land with words [alone]; the prow has anchored midway along the coast.’
notes and context
(Cf. previous two Contexts.) Sveinn Úlfsson flees with a remnant of his following to Sjælland (Selund, Zealand). Magnús Óláfsson’s men go ashore there and the next morning slaughter cattle on the beach.
readings
- [1] Gær: ‘Gaurr’ E, J2ˣ, Geir Hr
- [2] gein: grein 39, ‘[…]’ H
- [2] hauss fyrir: ‘hau[…]rir’ 39
- [3] fóra: ‘for a’ F, ‘færa’ E, J2ˣ, H, Hr
- [4] kastat: ‘[…]ð’ 39
- [5] keyrðum vér (‘kørðum ver’): keyrðu vér 39, F, E, J2ˣ, keyrandum H, Hr
- [6] Sveinn: ‘S.’ 39, Hr, Sveini J2ˣ, Sveins H
- [6] varða: verða Hr
- [7] staðar: staðr H, Hr
- [7] miðju: miðjum H, Hr
- [8] strand‑: ‘stran’ E
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) — 515r/13 - 515r/20
imagesGær sa ec grioti storo | gein hꜹs fyrir steini | fóra fylking þeira | fast harðliga castat | ofan kørðum ver orðum | jorð mana sveinn um varða | staðar hefir stafn i miðio | strand hꜹɢ numit landi |
(VEÞ)
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AM 39 fol (39) — 17rb/14 - 17rb/14
Gær sák grjóti stóru
images
— grein †hau[…]rir† — steini
— fóra fylking þeira
fast — harðliga †[…]ð†.
Ofan keyrðu vér — orðum
jǫrð muna †S.† of varða —
(staðar hefr stafn í miðju)
strandhǫgg (numit landi). -
AM 45 fol (F) — 40vb/26 - 40vb/28
imagesGær sák grjóti stóru
— gein hauss fyrir — steini
— †for a† fylking þeira
fast — harðliga kastat.
Ofan keyrðu vér — orðum
jǫrð muna Sveinn of varða —
(staðar hefr stafn í miðju)
strandhǫgg (numit landi).Gǽr sa ek gríotí stórv geín hꜹs fyrir steíní for a fylkíng | þeira fast harðlíga kastað · ofan keyrðo ver orðom iorð mvna | sveíɴ of varþa staðar hefir stafn i miðío strand hꜹɢ nvmít ⸝landí·⸜ |
(VEÞ)
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AM 47 fol (E) — 8v/12 - 8v/14
†Gaurr† sák grjóti stóru
images
— gein hauss fyrir — steini
— †færa† fylking þeira
fast — harðliga kastat.
Ofan keyrðu vér — orðum
jǫrð muna Sveinn of varða —
(staðar hefr stafn í miðju)
†stran†hǫgg (numit landi). -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 252v/25 - 252v/32
†Gaurr† sák grjóti stóru
images
— gein hauss fyrir — steini
— †færa† fylking þeira
fast — harðliga kastat.
Ofan keyrðu vér — orðum
jǫrð muna Sveini of varða —
(staðar hefr stafn í miðju)
strandhǫgg (numit landi). -
AM 66 fol (H) — 11v/8 - 11v/8
Gær sák grjóti stóru
images
— †[…]† hauss fyrir — steini
— †færa† fylking þeira
fast — harðliga kastat.
Ofan keyrandum — orðum
jǫrð muna Sveins of varða —
(staðr hefr stafn í miðjum)
strandhǫgg (numit landi). -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 10va/18 - 10va/18
Geir sák grjóti stóru
images
— gein hauss fyrir — steini
— †færa† fylking þeira
fast — harðliga kastat.
Ofan keyrandum — orðum
jǫrð muna †S.† of verða —
(staðr hefr stafn í miðjum)
strandhǫgg (numit landi).
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