Sturl Hryn 2II
Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hrynhenda 2’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 679.
Austan ‘from the east’
sendi ‘sent’
gulli ‘with gold’
glæsta ‘adorned’
Gauta ‘of the Gautar’
kennings
Stýrir Gauta‘The commander of the Gautar ’
= Birgir Magnússon
The commander of the Gautar → Birgir Magnússon
kennings
Stýrir Gauta‘The commander of the Gautar ’
= Birgir Magnússon
The commander of the Gautar → Birgir Magnússon
megindýrum ‘most noble’
seima ‘of gold’
kennings
þollr seima.‘fir-tree of gold. ’
= MAN
fir-tree of gold. → MAN
þollr ‘fir-tree’
kennings
þollr seima.‘fir-tree of gold. ’
= MAN
fir-tree of gold. → MAN
með ‘with’
sæmðum ‘honours’
öllum ‘all’
arfa ‘heir’
þínum ‘to your’
Völdugr ‘Powerful’
kennings
Völdugr skerðir málma,‘Powerful diminisher of weapons, ’
= WARRIOR
Powerful diminisher of weapons, → WARRIOR
af ‘with’
mestri ‘the greatest’
mildi ‘generosity’
málma ‘of weapons’
kennings
Völdugr skerðir málma,‘Powerful diminisher of weapons, ’
= WARRIOR
Powerful diminisher of weapons, → WARRIOR
skerðir ‘diminisher’
kennings
Völdugr skerðir málma,‘Powerful diminisher of weapons, ’
= WARRIOR
Powerful diminisher of weapons, → WARRIOR
Svía ‘of the Swedes’’
ferðar ‘troop’
ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
[6] ferðar: so all others, ferðir F
yðvart ‘your’
veldi ‘empire’
brúðför ‘bridal train’
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The commander of the Gautar [= Birgir Magnússon] sent from the east to your most noble heir his daughter, adorned with gold, with all honours, fir-tree of gold [MAN]. Powerful diminisher of weapons [WARRIOR], you received with the greatest generosity the bridal train of the Swedes’ troop; people glorify your peaceful empire.
Jarl Birgir sent his daughter Ríkiza from Sweden in 1251 to marry King Hákon’s son Hákon ungi ‘the Young’.
There were political reasons for the marriage of Ríkiza and Hákon ungi. In 1225 King Hákon invaded Värmland, as Sturla mentions in Hákkv 7-8, and Jarl Birgir was anxious to avoid further conflict with the Norw. king. At a meeting in 1249, they promised not to support each other’s enemies. In addition, Hákon gained the support of the jarl in his aggressive policy towards the Danes and could focus on expanding his state to the south (Helle 1974, 128-9).
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