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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ÞSkall Valfl 1II/5 — Frétt ‘It is known’

Hundrað lét í heitum
hirðmenn jǫfurs brenna
sóknar Yggr, en seggjum
sviðukveld vas þat, eldi.
Frétts, at fyrðar knôttu
flagðviggs und kló liggja;
ímleitum fekksk áta
óls blakk við hræ Frakka.

Yggr sóknar lét hundrað hirðmenn jǫfurs brenna í heitum eldi, en þat vas seggjum sviðukveld. Frétts, at fyrðar knôttu liggja und kló flagðviggs; áta fekksk ímleitum blakk óls við hræ Frakka.

The Yggr <= Óðinn> of battle [WARRIOR = Waltheof] caused a hundred retainers of the ruler [William] to burn in hot fire, and that was a scorching evening for the men. It is known that people lay beneath the claw of the troll-woman’s steed [WOLF]; food was given to the dark-coloured horse of the troll-woman [WOLF] from the carrion of the Normans.

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