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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Ív Sig 36II/1 — leyfðir ‘The celebrated’

Fóru leyfðir        með liði miklu
Haralds hróðrsynir        herstefnu til,
þás at mildum        Magnúss syni
atróðr á sæ        Ingi knúði.

Leyfðir hróðrsynir Haralds fóru til herstefnu með miklu liði, þás Ingi knúði atróðr á sæ at mildum syni Magnúss.

The celebrated, famous sons of Haraldr [= Ingi and Sigurðr] went to the army-meeting [BATTLE] with a large force, when Ingi hastened the rowing at sea toward the generous son of Magnús [= Sigurðr].

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[1, 3] leyfðir hróðrsynir Haralds ‘the celebrated, famous sons of Haraldr [= Ingi and Sigurðr]’: Both Ingi and Sigurðr were minors at this time. According to Mork (Mork 1928-32, 429-30), Sigurðr was five years old, and Ingi was three years old. Hence their active participation in the campaign appears to be somewhat exaggerated. See also Notes to Balti Sig 1/5, 8 and Kolli Ingdr 1/7.

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