Sturl Hákfl 2^II

Hólmreyðar gekk hjálmi
Hörða valdr of faldinn,
enn sá er úthlaupsmönnum,
auðmildr, sakar gildi.
Fellu fjandmenn stillis;
fekk tafn bláum hrafni,
en sigrgæði síðan
sumir skunduðu undan.

{Auðmildr valdr Hörða}, sá er enn gildi úthlaupsmönnum sakar, gekk of faldinn {hjálmi {hólmreyðar}}. Fjandmenn stillis fellu; fekk bláum hrafni tafn, en síðan skunduðu sumir undan {sigrgæði}.

{The wealth-generous ruler of the Hǫrðar} [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon], who again repaid the rebels for their crimes, advanced hooded {with the helmet {of the island-char}} [SNAKE > HELMET OF TERROR]. The enemies of the lord fell; he gave bloody prey to the dark raven, and later some rushed away {from the victory-strengthener} [WARRIOR].

Mss: E(149v), F(91vb), 42ˣ(104r), 81a(77rb-va), 8(41v), Flat(168rb) (Hák)

Readings: [1] ‑reyðar: so F, ‘ryrar’ E, 81a, ‘ryrir’ 42ˣ, reyrar 8, Flat;    hjálmi: hilmir F    [2] of: so 42ˣ, 8, Flat, um E, 81a, und F;    faldinn: faldi F, haldinn 8    [5] Fellu: ‘fęddu’ 8    [6] fekk: fekkz F, ok fekk 81a;    bláum (‘blám’): om. 81a, af því 8, gefit Flat    [7] sigr‑: ‘sugr’ 8    [8] sumir: sunnir 81a;    skunduðu: ‘skvnndaþo’ F

Editions: Skj AII, 125, Skj BII, 132, Skald II, 71, NN §1364; E 1916, 507, F 1871, 424, Hák 1901-86, 359, Hák 1977-82, 42, Flat 1860-8, III, 43.

Context: Hákon attacked the Ribbungar in Oslo (1221).

Notes: [All]: For this event, see also Sturl Hákkv 6 above. — [1-2]: These ll. echo Þhorn Gldr 6/5-6^I and Eskál Vell 25/5-6^I. — [1] hjálmi hólmreyðar ‘with the helmet of the island-char [SNAKE > HELMET OF TERROR]’: An allusion to the œgishjálmr ‘helmet of terror’ that belonged to the dragon Fáfnir. See Note to Sturl Hákkv 14/2. For reyðr ‘char’ (a fish, Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus) in this kenning for ‘snake’, see Note to Sturl Hrafn 7/8. — [3]: This l. echoes SnSt Ht 66/1^III. See also Bkrepp Magndr 2/2. — [4] gildi ‘repaid’: For the weak verb gilda ‘validate, repay’, see LP: gilda 2. See also hyrgildandi lit. ‘fire-validator’, st. 3/2 below. — [6] fekk ‘he gave’: Skj B and Skald adopt the F variant fekkz ‘was given’. — [7] síðan ‘later’: Skj B takes this adv. with the second cl. of the helmingr, which results in an awkward w. o. (see NN §1364).

References

1. Bibliography
2. Skj B = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1912-15b. Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning. B: Rettet tekst. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Villadsen & Christensen. Rpt. 1973. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger.
3. Skald = Kock, Ernst Albin, ed. 1946-50. Den norsk-isländska skaldediktningen. 2 vols. Lund: Gleerup.
4. NN = Kock, Ernst Albin. 1923-44. Notationes Norrœnæ: Anteckningar till Edda och skaldediktning. Lunds Universitets årsskrift new ser. 1. 28 vols. Lund: Gleerup.
5. LP = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1931. Lexicon poeticum antiquæ linguæ septentrionalis: Ordbog over det norsk-islandske skjaldesprog oprindelig forfattet af Sveinbjörn Egilsson. 2nd edn. Copenhagen: Møller.
6. Flat 1860-8 = Gudbrand Vigfusson [Guðbrandur Vigfússon] and C. R. Unger, eds. 1860-8. Flateyjarbók. En samling af norske konge-sagaer med indskudte mindre fortællinger om begivenheder i og udenfor Norge samt annaler. 3 vols. Christiania (Oslo): Malling.
7. F 1871 = Unger, C. R., ed. 1871. Fríssbók: Codex Frisianus. En samling af norske konge-sagaer. Christiania (Oslo): Malling.
8. E 1916 = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1916. Eirspennill: AM 47 fol. Nóregs konunga sǫgur: Magnús góði – Hákon gamli. Kristiania (Oslo): Den norske historiske kildeskriftskommission.
9. Hák 1977-82 = Mundt, Marina, ed. 1977. Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar etter Sth. 8 fol., AM 325VIII, 4° og AM 304, 4°. Oslo: Forlagsentralen. Suppl. by James E. Knirk, Rettelser til Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar etter Sth. 8 fol., AM 325VIII, 4° og AM 304, 4°. Norrøne tekster 2. Oslo: Norsk historisk kjeldeskrift-institutt, 1982.
10. Internal references
11. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Bjǫrn krepphendi, Magnússdrápa 2’ 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. 397-8.
12. Edith Marold (ed.) 2012, ‘Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, Vellekla 25’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 314.
13. R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson, Hákonarmál 19’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 192.
14. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Snorri Sturluson, Háttatal 66’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 1178.
15. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 14’ 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, p. 710.
16. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 6’ 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. 703-4.
17. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hrafnsmál 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. 733-4.
18. Edith Marold (ed.) 2012, ‘Þorbjǫrn hornklofi, Glymdrápa 6’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 85.