ÞjóðA Magn 7II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Stanzas about Magnús Óláfsson in Danaveldi 7’ 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. 94-6.
text and translation
Menn eigu þess minnask
manna Sveins at kanna,
víga Freyr, sízt vôru,
vef-Gefn, þríar stefnur.
Vôn es fagrs á Fjóni
fljóðs; dugir vôpn at rjóða;
verum með fylkðu folki
framm í vápna glammi.
Menn eigu minnask þess, {Freyr víga}, at kanna {vef-Gefn} manna Sveins, sízt vôru þríar stefnur. Vôn es fagrs fljóðs á Fjóni; dugir at rjóða vôpn; verum með fylkðu folki framm í {glammi vápna}.
‘Men have to remember, Freyr <god> of battles [WARRIOR], to get to know the weaving-Gefn <= Freyja> [WOMAN] of Sveinn’s men, since there were three encounters. There’s prospect of a lovely woman on Fyn; it’s good to redden weapons; let’s take our place with the ranked troop, forward in the tumult of weapons [BATTLE].’
notes and context
This follows immediately after Magn 6, with no interruption in Hkr and a brief link in H-Hr.
The st. is lacking from E and J2ˣ, so that the y or J grouping of Hkr mss is only represented, indirectly, by H and Hr, which therefore assume unusual importance here.
readings
- [1] þess: þess at H
- [2] Sveins: ‘sæi[…]t’ 39, seint F, ‘s’ H
- [2] at: ok H
- [3] Freyr: Freys H, Hr
- [3] vôru: vgu H, Hr
- [4] vef‑: vé‑ Hr
- [4] þríar: þeirrar Hr
- [4] stefnur: ‘stefn[…]’ 39, stefnu Hr
- [5] Vôn (‘van’): ‘[…]an’ H
- [5] es (‘er’): á ek 39, á F, eg or er corrected from ‘eigu’ H
- [5] fagrs: fagrt Hr
- [6] fljóðs: so H, Hr, fljóð Kˣ, 39, F
- [6] vôpn: om. F
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) — 516r/19 - 516r/26
imagesMenn eigu þess minnask
manna Sveins at kanna,
víga Freyr, sízt vôru,
vef-Gefn, þríar stefnur.
Vôn es fagrs á Fjóni
fljóð; dugir vôpn at rjóða;
verum með fylkðu folki
framm í vápna glammi.ᴍeɴ eigo þess miɴaz | maɴa sveins at kaɴa | viga freyr sizt voro | vefgefn þriar stefnur | van er fagrs a fíoni | flioð dugir vapn at rioða | verum með fylcto fólci | framm i vapna glammi |
(VEÞ)
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AM 39 fol (39) — 17va/14 - 17va/14
Menn eigu þess minnask
images
manna †sæi[…]t† at kanna,
víga Freyr, sízt vôru,
vef-Gefn, þríar †stefn[…]†.
Vôn á ek fagrs á Fjóni
fljóð; dugir vôpn at rjóða;
verum með fylkðu folki
framm í vápna glammi. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 41ra/18 - 41ra/21
imagesMenn eigu þess minnask
manna seint at kanna,
víga Freyr, sízt vôru,
vef-Gefn, þríar stefnur.
Vôn á fagrs á Fjóni
fljóð; dugir at rjóða;
verum með fylkðu folki
framm í vápna glammi.Meɴ eígo þess miɴaz maɴa seínt at kaɴa | viga freyr sízt voro vef gefn þríar stefnor · ván a fagrs | a fíoní flioð dvgir at rioða verom með fylkto folki framm | i vapna glammi·
(VEÞ)
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AM 66 fol (H) — 11v/30 - 11v/30
Menn eigu þess at minnask
images
manna †s† ok kanna,
víga Freys, sízt vgu,
vef-Gefn, þríar stefnur.
†[…]an† eg fagrs á Fjóni
fljóðs; dugir vôpn at rjóða;
verum með fylkðu folki
framm í vápna glammi. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 10vb/10 - 10vb/10
Menn eigu þess minnask
images
manna Sveins at kanna,
víga Freys, sízt vgu,
vé--Gefn, þeirrar stefnu.
Vôn es fagrt á Fjóni
fljóðs; dugir vôpn at rjóða;
verum með fylkðu folki
framm í vápna glammi. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 417r - 417r
images
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