[Regia-NA] Re: [The-Vikings-List] the reindeer hide used as (Viking Age) armour debate

[hsnopi]

my question is the translation of the word "coat" as "armour". also when
was this saga written?

but...excelelnt work in finding it. References are the best thing in the
world. thanks for your work:)


On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Schuster, Robert L. wrote:

> Sorry for the massive cross posting but I wanted to get this out to as many list as I could.
>
> For many years I have heard people reference the reindeer hide armour that is mentioned in "one of the sagas."
> Normally most folks can remember the reference but not the saga, I am guilty of this myself;)
>
> Thanks to Wil/Brodir bringing this up on another list and a weekend discussion of authenticity and documenting research, I was challenged to either not use the reference of find it so that I could back it up.
> I LOOOOOOVE a good challenge;)
>
> Since the Internet and search engines have made such things like this much easier it took me about 5 minutes to track it down so I wanted to share it with other like minded folks that may be plagued with the "I will look that up one day" bug that has plagued me at times;)
>
> Here is the reference I found:
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>
> Heimskringla
> Saga of Olaf Haraldson (St. Olaf)
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> 240. KING OLAF'S FALL.
>
> On the one side of Kalf Arnason stood his two relations, Olaf and Kalf, with many other brave and stout men.  Kalf was a son of Arnfin Arnmodson, and a brother's son of Arne Arnmodson.  On the other side of Kalf Arnason stood Thorer Hund.  King Olaf hewed at Thorer Hund, and struck him across the shoulders; but the sword would not cut, and it was as if dust flew from his reindeer-skin coat.  So says Sigvat:
>
> "The king himself now proved the power
> Of Fin-folk's craft in magic hour,
> With magic song; for stroke of steel
> Thor's reindeer coat would never feel,
> Bewitched by them it turned the stroke
> Of the king's sword, -- a dust-like smoke
> Rose from Thor's shoulders from the blow
> Which the king though would end his foe."
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> Halvgrimr
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