Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa (The Tale of Styrbjörn the Swedish Champion) is a short story, a þáttr on the Swedish claimant and JomsvikingStyrbjörn the Strong preserved in the Flatey Book (GKS 1005 fol 342-344, ca 1387-1395).
In the story, Styrbjörn becomes the leader of the Jomsvikings and makes war against the Danes, until he makes peace with the Danish king Haraldr Gormsson who in return gave Styrbjörn his daughter and 100 ships.
However, Styrbjörn is not happy with the agreement and attacks Denmark with an even larger fleet and forces king Harald to give him 200 ships and the king himself as a hostage.
Styrbjörn goes back to Sweden to take the Swedish throne. Styrbjörn has sacrificed to Thor, but Eric the Victorious has sacrificed to Odin and has promised to belong to Odin within ten years if he wins.
When the forces meet, Þorgnýr the Lawspeaker has created an ingenious war machine by tying horses and cows together with spears and spikes. This war machine wreaks havoc among the Jomsvikings. After three days of battle, Eric throws his spear over the Danes and cries "I give you all to Odin", and a landslide and a rain of Odin's arrows kill Styrbjörn and his men.
External linksEdit
A chapter in Swedish from Verner von Heidenstam's "Svenskarna och deras hövdingar" where he recounts the tale of Styrbjörn
, by Andrew Wawn (this scholar only knows of two sources for Styrbjörn)
Cultural Paternity in the Flateyjarbók Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar by Elizabeth Ashman Rowe (this scholar has got Eric's agreement with Odin slightly wrong. Eric did not promise 10 years to Odin, he promised to belong to Odin after 10 years)
Carl L. Thunberg (2012): Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation)
October 16, 2023
styrbjarnar, þáttr, svíakappa, tale, styrbjörn, swedish, champion, short, story, þáttr, swedish, claimant, jomsviking, styrbjörn, strong, preserved, flatey, book, 1005, 1387, 1395, eric, victorious, praying, odin, before, battle, fýrisvellir, jenny, nyström, i. Styrbjarnar thattr Sviakappa The Tale of Styrbjorn the Swedish Champion is a short story a thattr on the Swedish claimant and Jomsviking Styrbjorn the Strong preserved in the Flatey Book GKS 1005 fol 342 344 ca 1387 1395 Eric the Victorious praying to Odin before the Battle of the Fyrisvellir c 985 by Jenny Nystrom An illustration for a Swedish translation of Styrbjarnar thattr Sviakappa in Ekermann s Fornnordiska sagor 1895 It is inserted together with Hroa thattr heimska in the description of Olaf Haraldsson s wooing of the Swedish princess Ingegerd Olofsdotter Their purpose appears to be to present the Swedish court its traditions and THorgnyr the Lawspeaker In the story Styrbjorn becomes the leader of the Jomsvikings and makes war against the Danes until he makes peace with the Danish king Haraldr Gormsson who in return gave Styrbjorn his daughter and 100 ships However Styrbjorn is not happy with the agreement and attacks Denmark with an even larger fleet and forces king Harald to give him 200 ships and the king himself as a hostage Styrbjorn goes back to Sweden to take the Swedish throne Styrbjorn has sacrificed to Thor but Eric the Victorious has sacrificed to Odin and has promised to belong to Odin within ten years if he wins When the forces meet THorgnyr the Lawspeaker has created an ingenious war machine by tying horses and cows together with spears and spikes This war machine wreaks havoc among the Jomsvikings After three days of battle Eric throws his spear over the Danes and cries I give you all to Odin and a landslide and a rain of Odin s arrows kill Styrbjorn and his men External links EditA chapter in Swedish from Verner von Heidenstam s Svenskarna och deras hovdingar where he recounts the tale of Styrbjorn Philology and Fantasy before Tolkien by Andrew Wawn this scholar only knows of two sources for Styrbjorn Cultural Paternity in the Flateyjarbok olafs saga Tryggvasonar by Elizabeth Ashman Rowe this scholar has got Eric s agreement with Odin slightly wrong Eric did not promise 10 years to Odin he promised to belong to Odin after 10 years Carl L Thunberg 2012 Slaget pa Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning The Battle of Fyrisvellir in a New Interpretation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Styrbjarnar thattr Sviakappa amp oldid 1169417620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
