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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Sól 7VII/2 — himnum ‘from the heavens’

Helgir englar        kómu ór himnum ofan
        ok tóku sál hans til sín;
í hreinu lífi        hon skal lifa
        æ með almátkum guði.

Helgir englar kómu ofan ór himnum ok tóku sál hans til sín; hon skal lifa í hreinu lífi æ með almátkum guði.

Holy angels came down from the heavens above, and gathered his soul to themselves; it will live in a pure existence forever with almighty God.

readings

[2] himnum: so papp15ˣ, 738ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 1441ˣ, 2797ˣ, himni 166bˣ, 214ˣ, 10575ˣ

notes

[2] ór himnum ‘from the heavens’: Occurs as sg. himni in 166bˣ, but the pl. is in papp15ˣ, 738ˣ and 42 other mss.

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