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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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SnSt Ht 54III/7 — aldar ‘of the people’

Skýtr at Skǫglar veðri,
en skjaldagi haldask,
Hildar hlemmidrífu
of hvítum þrǫm rítar.
Enn í sœfis sveita
at sverðtogi ferðar
rýðr aldar vinr odda
— þats jarlmegin — snarla.

Skýtr hlemmidrífu Hildar of hvítum þrǫm rítar at veðri Skǫglar, en skjaldagi haldask. Enn vinr aldar rýðr odda snarla í sveita sœfis at sverðtogi ferðar; þats jarlmegin.

The rumbling blizzard of Hildr <valkyrie> [ARROWS] is shot over the white rim of the shield at the storm of Skǫgul <valkyrie> [BATTLE], and the shields do not endure. And the friend of the people [RULER] reddens spear-points quickly in the sweat of the sword [BLOOD] at the sword-drawing [BATTLE] of the company; that is the power of the jarl.

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[7] aldar: alda W

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[7] aldar ‘of the people’: An attempt has been made in R to erase <r> (or <ar>).

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