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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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SnSt Ht 86III/3 — Hlaða ‘of Lade’

Veitk hrings hraða
í hǫll laða
— gótts hús Hlaða
hirð ǫlsaða.
Drekkr gramr glaða,
en at gjǫf vaða
vitar valstaða,
vandbaugskaða.

Veitk hraða hrings laða ǫlsaða hirð í hǫll; hús Hlaða [e]s gótt. Gramr drekkr vandbaugskaða glaða, en vitar valstaða vaða at gjǫf.

I know that the hastener of the ring [GENEROUS MAN] invites the ale-sated retinue into the hall; the house of Lade is good. The ruler makes damagers of the wand of the shield-boss [(lit. ‘wand-shield-boss-damagers’) SWORD > WARRIORS] merry with drink, and beacons of falcon-perches [ARMS > GOLD] advance as a gift.

notes

[3] Hlaða ‘of Lade’: Lade is located in the city of Trondheim and was the ancient seat of the jarls of Lade. Trondheim was Skúli’s mainstay in Norway, and he would certainly have found it flattering to be connected with the dynasty of these famous jarls.

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