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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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RvHbreiðm Hl 78III/6 — hné ‘fell’

Ben svall; brandr gall;
beit egg manns legg;
roðin var — rǫnd skar
rendr hjǫrr — benstǫrr.
Rautt blóð rann þjóð;
riðu sverð; hné ferð;
almr hrauzk — hræ bauzk
hrafns ætt — óslætt.

Ben svall; brandr gall; egg beit legg manns; benstǫrr var roðin; rendr hjǫrr skar rǫnd. Rautt blóð rann þjóð; sverð riðu; ferð hné; almr hrauzk óslætt; hræ bauzk ætt hrafns.

A wound swelled; a blade resounded; an edge bit a man’s leg; wound-sedge-grass [SWORD] was reddened; the drawn sword cut a shield-rim. Red blood poured from people; swords swung; the company fell; an elm-bow discharged itself not bluntly; carrion was offered to the family of the raven.

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