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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ... ok leiS meS listum Lifleg orS i stuSla-skorSum, Steflig gjorS at visan verSi Vunnin yor af bessum munni. 1. l. Allra stetta, A.--3. Stafca, so altered by the editor; stafci, B.; stafci ne stundir, A. 8. 1. fin hin m, A.--2. Veitir, my conjecture; veitist, B; veitist, er ek, ifee. A 5. Hreinsafc, THE LILY. Almighty God of every state, Who angels rulest, and nations' fate, Who needest neither place nor hour, Abiding in thy tranquil power, At once abroad, and yet within, Above, below, and there between, Through ages everlastingly Be praised, 0 One in Trinity. Grant me, I pray, thy mercy great, With humble heart I thee entreat; For, Father, from thine hand alone, The source of all my bliss I own: Oh, cleanse my heart, let it rehearse Rejoicing words in measured verse; Then for thy glory shall my tongue Bring thee a shapely burthen song. B; hreinsa, A.--7. Stefnlig gjorf c sva, A.--s. A's text begins with ' af bessum muiini' in the first line of fol. 25. BeiSi ek bik, Mser ok MoSir, Minum at fyrir umsjap Jrina Renni mal af raddar tolum RettferSugast i visum slettum; Skyr ok scet af vjSrum vrum VorSin, sva at maiti forSum, Laugist oll i gloanda gulli; GuSi Vodi ek bau skyldr at foera. 4. f / Fyrri menn, at frceSin kunnu Forn ok klok af heiSnum bokum, Slungin mjukt af sinum kongum Sungu lof meS danskri tungu; Af bviliku moSur-mali Meirr skyldumst, enn nokkurr beirra, HroorSan dikt meS astar orSum Allsvaldanda kungi at gjalda. Thee, May and Mother, I entreat. That by thine intercession sweet From out my mouth a truthful lore In verses smoothly wrought may pour; That from my lips both soft and bright, As if in glowing gold bedight, The words proclaimed of old may ring; To God that gift I needs must bring. 4. The former men, who drew their lore...

The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry is a complimentary volume to The Legends of the Saints in Old Norse–Icelandic Prose (UTP 2013). While its predecessor dealt primarily with medieval prose texts about the saints, this volume not only focuses on medieval poems about saints but also on Icelandic devotional poetry created during the early modern period. The handlist organizes saints' names, manuscripts, and editions of individual poems with references to approximate dates of the manuscripts, as well as modern Icelandic editions and translations. Each entry concludes with secondary literature about the poem in question. These features combine to make The Saints in Old Norse and Early Modern Icelandic Poetry an invaluable resource for scholars and students in the field.