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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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SnSt Ht 10III/2 — undir ‘wounds’

Jǫrð verr siklingr sverðum;
sundr rjúfa spjǫr undir;
lind skerr í styr steinda;
støkkr hauss af bol lausum.
Falla fólk á velli;
fremr mildr jǫfurr hildi;
egg bítr á lim lýti;
liggr skǫr sniðin hjǫrvi.

Siklingr verr jǫrð sverðum; spjǫr rjúfa undir sundr; skerr steinda lind í styr; hauss støkkr af lausum bol. Fólk falla á velli; mildr jǫfurr fremr hildi; egg bítr lýti á lim; skǫr liggr sniðin hjǫrvi.

The ruler defends the land with swords; spears rip wounds asunder; a coloured shield is cut in the fighting; a skull flies from a headless torso. People fall on the field; the generous prince advances the battle; a blade causes a deformity on a limb; a scalp lies sliced by the sword.

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