Sæl Grace

 

Comments inserted as usual. Like for you, on its own the verse makes little sense to me, but see my translation for my rendering. I think it may make more sense when placed in the full context of the rest of Rögnvald´s story and with a knowledge of King Sigurð Jórsalafari (Crusader) but, even then, Gordon´s notes indicate little certainty about who the wise woman is, and I am uncertain about whose blood lies on the plain. At this stage, relevance of the knowledge of the supposed “double kenning”  leaves me as cold as winter, so hopefully Llama Nom can help us out even further.

 

Kveðja

Alan

 

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Verses by Earl Rögnvald Kali

(iii) Rögnvald in Palestine

 

 

Þeir Rögnvaldr jarl fóru þá ór Akrsborg ok sóttu alla hina  helgustu

They (and) Earl Rögnvald sailed then out of Acre and visited all the

most holy

 

staði á Jórsalalandi. Þeir fóru allir til Jórðánar ok  lauguðusk þar.

places in Jerusalem [the land of Jerusalem, ie Palestine].  They all sailed to Jordan and entered (or maybe bathed) [definitely bathed] there.

 

Þeir Rögnvald jarl ok Sigmundr Öngull  lögðusk yfir ána ok gengu þar á

They (and) Earl Rögnvaldr and Sigmund Öngull swam across ? [yes] and went there on [on to]

 

land, ok þangat til sem var  hrískjörr nökkur, ok riðu þar knúta stóra.

land and to that place as [where] was any [a certain] brushwood thicket and knit there a

great knot[s, acc pl].???

 

Þá kvað jarl:  'Ek hefi lagða lykkju  (leiðar þvengs) of heiði  (snotr

Then spoke (the) earl, “ I have placed a loop (thong of the road =

serpent according to Gordon [note: þvengs is gen sg]) around heather [heath]( wise

 

minnisk þess svanni  sút), fyr Jórðán útan;  en hykk at þó þykki

þangat

reminds of [that, gen sg] lady [note: nom sg] sickness???) sail to [beyond] Jordan , but attend [= hygg ek, I think] to [that] though it seemed thither

 

langt at ganga  (blóð fell varmt á víðan  völl) heimdrögum öllum.'

Long [way] to go (blood fell warm on wide field) all the stay-at-homes [note: dat pl].”

 

After the first three lines, I have no idea what is going on or what he

is talking about.  I looked at the English translation after I had a

shot at it and the English translation makes no sense either.  So likely

I have translated it half-way right.

Grace

 

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