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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Nkt 4II/3 — brátt ‘at once’

Tók kappsamr
við konungsnafni
Haraldr brátt
inn hárfagri,
þás Halfdan
hafði drukknat
í hœings
hallar næfri.

Kappsamr Haraldr inn hárfagri tók brátt við konungsnafni, þás Halfdan hafði drukknat í næfri hallar hœings.

Vigorous Haraldr inn hárfagri (‘the Fair-haired’) at once received the title of king when Hálfdan had drowned in the roof-shingle of the salmon’s hall [WATER > ICE].

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