Innsteinn Innkv 2VIII (Hálf 16)
Hubert Seelow (ed.) 2017, ‘Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka 16 (Innsteinn Gunnlaðarson, Innsteinskviða 2)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 318.
text and translation
Sér ekki þú allan Ásmundar hug;
hefir fylkir sá flærð í brjósti.
Mundir þú, þengill, ef vér því réðim,
mági þínum mjök litt trúa.
Þú sér ekki allan hug Ásmundar; sá fylkir hefir flærð í brjósti. Þú, þengill, mundir trúa mági þínum mjök litt, ef vér réðim því.
‘You do not see Ásmundr’s whole mind; this prince has falsehood in his breast. You, king, should trust your kinsman very little, if it were up to us [me]. ’
notes and context
This stanza is introduced by the words: Innsteinn kvað ‘Innsteinn said’.
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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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GKS 2845 4° (2845) — 35v/22 - 35v/24
imagesSier ecki þu allaɴ ǀ asmundar hug hefer fylker sꜳ̋ flæ̋rd j briostí munder þu þeíngíl ǀ ef uæ̋r þui ʀedum magi Þínum míog lítt trua.
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