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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Hallv Knútdr 4III/4 — tvau ‘two’

Rauðljósa sér ræsir
(rít brestr sundr in hvíta)
baugjǫrð brodda ferðar
(bjúgrend) í tvau fljúga.

Ræsir ferðar brodda sér rauðljósa baugjǫrð fljúga í tvau; in hvíta, bjúgrend rít brestr sundr.

The impeller of the journey of missiles [BATTLE > WARRIOR] sees the bright red ring-land [SHIELD] split in two; the white, curve-edged shield bursts apart.

readings

[4] tvau: ‘tau’ , ‘[…]’ C

notes

[4] fljúga í tvau ‘split in two’: Lit. ‘fly into two’.

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