ESk Lv 8III/1 — Þjóttu ‘of Tjøtta’
Brattrs baldrekr Þjóttu;
berr vindr Raðar linda;
víðgyrðill þýtr Vǫrðu;
veltr Fenhringar belti.
Yglisk umbgerð Huglar;
olmrs grásili Stolmar;
fleygir Bóknar baugi;
brakar Lygru men nǫkkvat.
Brattrs baldrekr Þjóttu; vindr berr linda Raðar; víðgyrðill Vǫrðu þýtr; belti Fenhringar veltr. Umbgerð Huglar yglisk; olmrs grásili Stolmar; fleygir baugi Bóknar; men Lygru brakar nǫkkvat.
Steep is the baldric of Tjøtta <island> [SEA]; the wind lifts the band of Radøy <island> [SEA]; the wide girdle of Varða <island> [SEA] roars; the belt of Askøy <island> [SEA] rolls. The sheath of Huglo <island> [SEA] becomes fierce; grim is the grey harness-strap of Stolmen <island> [SEA]; the ring of Bokn <island> [SEA] is flung out; the necklace of Lygra <island> [SEA] thunders somewhat.
readings
[1] Brattrs baldrekr Þjóttu (‘Brattr er balldrækr þióttv’): Blár er baldrekr Sírar all others
notes
[1] Þjóttu ‘of Tjøtta <island>’: Located off the coast of Nordland (at the mouth of Vefsnfjorden) in North Norway (see also Þul Eyja 3/7 and Þul Islands l. 4). Tjøtta was the home of Hárekr ór Þjóttu ‘from Tjøtta’ Eyvindarson, son of the skald Eyvindr skáldaspillir ‘Plagiarist’ Finnsson (EyvI) and one of the opponents of Óláfr Haraldsson at the battle of Stiklestad (29 August 1030). Einarr may have been familiar with the name of the island from stories about S. Óláfr and would not necessarily have visited this location himself.
kennings
- baldrekr Þjóttu; — the baldric of Tjøtta <island>; [SEA]