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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Grani Har 1II/7 — varð ‘had’

Lét aldrigi úti
ósvífr Kraka drífu
Hlǫkk í harða þjokkum
Hornskógi brô þorna.
Fila dróttinn rak flótta
fjanda grams til strandar;
auð varð út at reiða
allskjótt faðir Dóttu.

Ósvífr lét aldrigi brô Hlǫkk drífu Kraka þorna úti í harða þjokkum Hornskógi. Dróttinn Fila rak flótta grams fjanda til strandar; faðir Dóttu varð at reiða út auð allskjótt.

The reckless one never let the eyelashes of the Hlǫkk <valkyrie> of Kraki’s <legendary king’s> snow-drift [GOLD > WOMAN] get dry out in the very dense forest at Hornslet. The lord of the Filir [NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr] chased the fleeing troop of the enemies’ chieftain down to the shore; Dótta’s father [= Þorkell geysa] had to pay out riches very quickly.

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[7] varð: var 39

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