Vargeisa Lv 3VIII (HjǪ 8)
Richard L. Harris (ed.) 2017, ‘Hjálmþés saga ok Ǫlvis 8 (Vargeisa/Álfsól, Lausavísur 3)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 501.
text and translation
Sel ek þér Snarvendil; sigr mun honum fylgja,
jöfurr inn stórráði, um þína aldrdaga.
Snúiz þín æfi æ til sigrs ok gæfu,
hvar sem þú heim kannar; hugr er í konungs barni.
Ek sel þér Snarvendil; sigr mun fylgja honum um aldrdaga þína, inn stórráði jöfurr. Snúiz æfi þín æ til sigrs ok gæfu, hvar sem þú kannar heim; hugr er í barni konungs.
‘I give you Snarvendill; victory will follow it throughout the days of your life, ambitious prince. May your life always turn to victory and good luck wherever you go in the world; there is courage in the king’s son. ’
notes and context
Vargeisa assures Hjálmþér of the benefits derived from owning Snarvendill, noticing its magical quality as beneficial to its owner.
readings
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 109 a III 8°x (109a IIIx) — 268r/4 - 268r/7
imagesSel ek þér Snarvendil;
sigr mun honum fylgja,
jöfurr inn stórráði,
um þína aldrdaga.
Snúiz þín †æfen† æ
til sigrs ok gæfu,
hvar sem þú heim kannar;
hugr er í konungs barni.Sel eg þier snarvendil sigr mvn honum fylgia jofur | hinn storʀade vm þyna alldr daga snuizt þyn | æfen æ til sigrs og giæfu huar sem þu heim | kannar hugr er j konungs Barne.
(RH)
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Holm papp 6 4°x (papp6x) — 48v - 48v
Sel ek þér Snarvendil;
images
sigr mun honum fylgja,
jöfurr inn stórráði,
um þína aldrdaga.
Snúiz þín æfi æ
til sigrs ok gæfu,
hvar sem þú heim kannar;
hugr er í konungs barni. -
ÍBR 5 folx (ÍBR5x) — 88 - 88
Sel ek þér Snarvendil;
images
sigr mun honum fylgja,
jöfurr inn stórráði,
um þína aldrdaga.
Snúiz þín æfi
til sigrs ok gæfu,
hvar sem þú heim kannar;
hugr er í konungs barni.
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