Hróksv Hrkv 17VIII (Hálf 67)
Hubert Seelow (ed.) 2017, ‘Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka 67 (Hrókr inn svarti, Hrókskviða 17)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 357.
text and translation
Vá bar Vémundr, er vega þorði,
— Björn ok Bersi — fyrir buðlungi.
Fylkði sínu sá framligast
lofðungr liði, meðan lifa mátti.
Vémundr, er vega þorði, bar vá fyrir buðlungi — Björn ok Bersi —. Sá lofðungr fylkði liði sínu framligast, meðan mátti lifa.
‘Vémundr, who dared to fight, endured danger for the prince [and so did] Bjǫrn and Bersi. That king drew up his troops most excellently, as long as he lived. ’
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GKS 2845 4° (2845) — 38v/6 - 38v/8
imagesVo bar uemundr er ǀ uega þordi bíorn ok bersi fyrer budlungí fylgdí sínu sa fram ǀ ligazt lofdungur lidí medan lifa matti
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