Anon Krm 20VIII/8 — Örn ‘Ǫrn’
Hjuggu vér með hjörvi.
Hárfagran sá ek røkkva
meyjar dreng at morni
ok málvini ekkju.
Varat, sem varmar laugar
vínkers Njörun bæri
oss í Álasundi,
áðr en Örn konungr felli.
Varat, sem unga ekkju
í öndvegi kyssa.
Hjuggu vér með hjörvi. Ek sá hárfagran dreng meyjar ok málvini ekkju røkkva at morni. Varat, sem Njörun vínkers bæri oss varmar laugar í Álasundi, áðr en Örn konungr felli. Varat, sem kyssa unga ekkju í öndvegi.
We hewed with the sword. I saw the fine-haired young knight of a maiden [LOVER] and the close friends of a widow [LOVERS] weaken in the morning. It was not as if a Njǫrun <goddess> of the wine-vessel [WOMAN] were carrying hot baths for us in Álasund, before King Ǫrn fell. It was not like kissing a young woman in the high seat.
readings
[8] Örn (‘aurn’): ‘[…]’ 147, ‘auru’ LR
notes
[8] Örn ‘Ǫrn’: Nothing is known of this King Ǫrn, though the name, meaning ‘eagle’, may suggest some association with the god Óðinn, one of whose many names was Ǫrn, and with whom eagles were associated in a number of ways (see ARG I, 411-12; II, 64, 66-7, 69-71, 76, 139-40; Gräslund 2006, 127-9).