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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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SnSt Ht 52III/8 — hilmi ‘leader’

Sær skjǫldungs niðr skúrum;
skǫpt darraðar lyptask;
hrindr gunnfana grundar
glygg of frœknum tiggja.
Geisa vé fyr vísa;
veðr stǫng at hlym Gungnis;
styrk eru mót und merkjum
málms of ítran hilmi.

Niðr skjǫldungs sær skúrum; skǫpt darraðar lyptask; glygg hrindr gunnfana of frœknum tiggja grundar. Vé geisa fyr vísa; stǫng veðr at hlym Gungnis; mót málms eru styrk und merkjum of ítran hilmi.

The sovereign’s kinsman [= Skúli] sows showers [of missiles]; the shafts of the standard are lifted; the strong wind presses against the battle-banner above the bold lord of the land [RULER]. Pennants rush before the prince; the standard-pole advances towards the crash of Gungnir <spear> [BATTLE]; meetings of metal [BATTLES] are mighty beneath the banners around the glorious leader.

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