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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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FriðÞ Lv 29VIII (Frið 35)/6 — drengi ‘warriors’

Vilda ek kjósa         konung í helju
en unga mér         Ingibjörgu,
drykkju mikla,         drengi káta,
en Elliða         upp á hlunnum.

Ek vilda kjósa konung í helju, en mér unga Ingibjörgu, mikla drykkju, káta drengi, en Elliða upp á hlunnum.

I would wish to choose for the king [to be] in Hel, and young Ingibjǫrg for myself, great drinking, happy warriors, and Elliði up on rollers.

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