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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Sturl Hákkv 7II/4 — markar ‘of the forest’

Vara landráð
lítlu goldit
við allvald
austan markar,
þá er lofðungr
leystan hafði
elris gram
eski mettan.

Landráð við allvald vara goldit lítlu austan markar, þá er lofðungr hafði mettan leystan gram elris eski.

The treason against the mighty ruler was not repaid in small measure east of the forest, when the lord had sated the released dog of the alder [FIRE] with ash-wood.

readings

[4] markar: marka 42ˣ

notes

[4] austan markar ‘east of the forest’: Taken here to mean east of Eidskog, Norway. The gen. pl. form marka (so 42ˣ) could refer to the p. n. Marker (Markir, f. pl.), that is, Aremark, Øymark and Rødenes parishes in Norway and Nordmark in Sweden. Marker also served as a refuge for the Ribbungar.

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