Old Wine in New Bottles, Part Two

Another new verse, based on previously written material. Like the earlier verse today, this is for the Crown Tournament þáttr.

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Old Icelandic	Line-by-Line Translation	Prose-Order Translation
Stef-grannr klofað stríðs-maðr staðfastr á flaðg's-mór; kyrtil gróm-lauss kongsgjøf kompásað miðli stríðs-manns. Folk-Tyr mattig (fagr-eygr) (furu-rafir) krúnu fara andvigr (fylgt hinn) feginn-samligr (legg ást).	stem-thin strides strife-man stedfast to the ogress-moor Stainless belt the king's gift compasses middle of strife-man. Army-god mighty (fair-eyed) (fir tree of amber) crown goes to fight for (guide him) joyfulness-filled (by love)	Stedfast stem-thin strife-man strides to the ogress-moor; The King's gift, a stainless belt compasses the strfe-man's waist The army-Tyr goes joyfully to fight for the crown; the fair-eyed amber fir-tree guides him by her love

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KENNINGS USED

stríðs-maðr & stríðs-manns > strife-man > WARRIOR

flaðg's-mór > ogress-moor > BATTLE FIELD (the ogress being a symbol of disharmony)

Folk-Tyr > Army-god > WARRIOR

furu-rafir > fir tree of amber > WOMAN

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