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THE NORWEGIAN RUNIC POEM 1 Wealth is a source of discord among kinsmen ; the wolf lives in the forest. 2 Dross comes from bad iron; the reindeer often races over the frozen snow. 3 Giant causes anguish to women ; misfortune makes few men cheerful. 4 Estuary is the way of most journeys; but a scabbard is of swords. 5 Riding is said to be the worst thing for horses; Reginn forged the finest sword. 6 Ulcer is fatal to children ; death makes a corpse pale. 7 Hail is the coldest of grain ; Christ created the world of old. Kalund, therefore, substitutes for Iseid the synonym fqr (so AM. 739 4to, a MS. collection of Edda excerpts, in which Worm's version of the poem is preserved), and places it at the beginning of the second line. Bugge and 6lsen, however, regarding fgr, a short syllable, as metrically doubtful, suggest fserill, yet a third synonym. [Smdstykker, p. 101.] 6. Raif. Cf. AS. poem, v. 13 fit. Reginn, son of HrerSmarr, who received the "Otter-price" from the Aesir, and brother of the serpent Fafnir, who brooded over the gold on Gnita-heath. He fostered Sigurd, forged for him the sword Gramr and persuaded him to slay the dragon, but was slain by Sigurd, who suspected treachery. Cf. Reginsmal, Fafnismal, Skaldsk. cc. XXXIX.-XL. and Vglsunga saga cc. xm.-xix., svserffet bsezta ; cf. Skaldsk. c. XL. : /a ggrffi Reginn sverS pat er Gramr heitir, er svd var hvast at SigurSr bra niffr i rennanda vatn, ok t6k I sundr ullarlagff, er rak fyrir strauminum at sverffseggini. f>vi nssst klauf SignrSr steSja Regins ofan 6. AM, JE, Kaun er beggja barna bol gorvir naan folfvan, which Bugge would retain, "An ulcer is fatal to children of both sexes; it makes a corpse pale." Olsen, comparing kaun er barna bbl of the Icelandic poem, and Landnamabok i. (Isl. 1526) bol gjorir mlk folvan, would emend to Kaun er barna bylvan; "An ulcer is fatal to children; bgl gfrrver man fqlvan. death makes a man pale." \ stokkinn meff sverffinu. [Smastykker, p. 101.] But while accepting the emendation of the first line, I do not think it necessary to alter the MS. reading of the second. 7. kaldastr korna. Cf. AS. poem, v. 25, Hsegl byj> hwitust corna, and Seafarer, v. 32, hseglfeol on eorfan, corna caldast. Krixtr. Christ was sometimes regarded as the Creator. Cf. Skaldsk. c. LI. : Hvernig skal Krist kalla ? Svd at kalla hann skapara himins ok jarfar, etc.
26 The Norwegian Runic Poem 8 NauSr gerer naeppa koste ; ngktan kaelr i froste. 9 Is kgllum bni brseiSa; blindan ]?arf at IseiSa. 10 Ar er gumna goSe; get ek at grr var Fr$te. 11 S61 er landa Ijdme; liiti ek helgum d6me. 12 Tjfr er aeinendr asa ; opt vaerSr smiSr bldsa. 13 Bjarkan er laufgr^hstr lima; Loki bar flserSa tima. 14 Ma5r er moldar auki; mikil er grseip a hauki. 15 Lo.gr er, faellr or fjalle foss; en gull ero nosser. 16 Yr er vetrgr^nstr viSa; vaent er, er brennr, at sviSa. 8. Nauffr. For use of the letter in magic, cf . Sigrdrifumal vn. : Olrunar skalt kunna ef Jm vill annars kvsn velit Jnk i tryg}>, ef truir ; d horni skalt rista ok a handa baki ok merkja d nagli Naup. 9. Is kgllum bru brmffa. Cf. Exeter Gnomic Verses, v. 72 ff. : Forst sceal freosan...is brycgian, wseterhelm wegan, and Andreas, v. 1260 i'f . 10. Ar, descended, like the AS. gear, from the old letter .;' (*jara). It means (1) year, (2) summer, cf. gear in Beowulf, v. 1136, (3) what summer brings, harvest, (4) prosperity, especially in the phrase til drs ok friffar, for peace and prosperity. Fr6Se, FriSleifsson (Frotho III of Saxo, Bk v.), the peace-king of Danish legend who is made a contemporary of Augustus. So great was the security in his days that a gold ring lay out for many years on Jsellinge Heath. Fr6"5i owned the quern Grotti, which ground for him gold or whatsoever else he wished ; hence gold is called by the skaldic poets Frdffa mjol, "Fro'Si's meal." Cf. Skaldsk. c. XLII. ; Skjoldunga saga c. in. [Chadwick, Origin of the English Nation, p. 257 ff.] 12. Tftr, originally " the god," cf. Lat. divus ; the pi. Tivar is used as a generic name for the gods in the Older Edda. In the Prose Edda (Gylf c. xxv.) he is the god of war, but most of his functions have been usurped by Othin and he is a character of small importance in Scandinavian religion as it has come down to us.
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Page 4 and 5: PREFACE TN preparing this edition I
Page 6 and 7: Preface most substantial kind from
Page 8 and 9: THE RUNIC POEMS CONTENTS PAGE INTRO
Page 10: THE RUNIC POEMS Building the Runic
Page 13 and 14: 2 Introduction to survivor of such
Page 15 and 16: 4 Introduction to score (principall
Page 17 and 18: 6 Introduction to THE ANGLO-SAXON R
Page 19 and 20: 8 Introduction alliteration, the th
Page 21 and 22: 10 Bibliography Of the Swedish insc
Page 23 and 24: THE ANGLO-SAXON EUNIC POEM i Feoh b
Page 25 and 26: 14 The Anglo-Saxon Runic Poem 13 Ra
Page 27 and 28: 16 The Anglo-Saxon Runic Poem 32 Ge
Page 29 and 30: 18 The Anglo-Saxon Runic Poem 48 Ti
Page 31 and 32: 20 The Anglo-Saxon Runic Poem 67 In
Page 33 and 34: 22 The Anglo-Saxon Runic Poem 81 JS
Page 35: THE NORWEGIAN RUNIC POEM 1 F6 vseld
Page 39 and 40: THE ICELANDIC EUNIC POEM 1 F^ er fr
Page 41 and 42: 30 The Icelandic Runic Poem 7 Hagal
Page 43 and 44: 32 The Icelandic Runic Poem 14 MatJ
Page 45 and 46: Abecedarium Nordmannicum. APPENDIX
Page 48 and 49: INTRODUCTION WALDHERE In the year 1
Page 50 and 51: the Heroic Poems 39 After a formal
Page 52 and 53: the Heroic Poems 41 different. Cont
Page 54 and 55: the Heroic Poems 43 to one of these
Page 56 and 57: the Heroic Poems 45 at in Beowulf a
Page 58 and 59: the Heroic Poems 47 3. Orig. d beco
Page 60 and 61: the Heroic Poems 49 and in Asmundar
Page 62 and 63: Bibliography Miiller, W. Zur Mythol
Page 64 and 65: of the Heroic Poems 53 Schilling, H
Page 66 and 67: of the Heroic Poems 55 v. d. Leyen,
Page 68 and 69: WALDHERE A. Eagerly she (sc. Hildeg
Page 70 and 71: Woldhere 59 press home thy martial
Page 72 and 73: Waldhere 61 was minded to send it t
Page 74 and 75: Waldhere 63 Yet victory can be give
Page 76 and 77: FINN Then cried the king young in w
Page 78 and 79: Finn 67 Then up rose many a knight
Page 80 and 81: Finn 69 shatter the horned helm. Th
Page 82 and 83: DEOK Weland, the steadfast warrior,
Page 84 and 85: Deor 73 evil days after Nithhad had
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Deor 75 Maethhild passed all bounds
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Deor 77 He who is anxious and distr
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HILDEBKAND I have heard it said tha
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Hildebrand 81 by, have told me that
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Hildebrand 83 Hadubrand, the son of
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Hildebrand 85 should refuse thee th
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General Bibliography ten Brink, B.
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General Bibliography Wright, T. and
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General Bibliography Fornmanna Sogu
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