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Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:57 AM

Subject: RE: [norse_course] Auðun - section 13

Góðan daginn

 

Throughout this story ‘konungr’ appears countless times without a definite article where, in English, one would normally be used; then out of the blue, the article is used in: ‘Ok nú er hann sá konunginn.’ Can anyone give a reason why it would be used on this particular occasion?

 

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Kveðja

Alan

 

Translation: Auðun - 13

 

Hann kømr aptr í Danmǫrk at páskum,

He comes back into Denmark at Easter,

 

þangat sem konungr er þá staddr.

to there where (the) king is then staying.

 

En eigi þorði hann at láta sjá sik;

But he dared not to let (anyone) see himself;

 

ok var í kirkjuskoti ok ætlaði þá til fundar við konung,

and was in a wing of the church and intended (looked forward) then to a meeting with (the) king,

 

er hann gengi til kirkju um kveldit.

when he (the king) went to church during the evening.

 

Ok nú er hann sá konunginn ok hirðina fagrliga búna,

And now when he saw the king and the court beautifully attired,

 

þá þorði hann eigi at láta sjá sik.

then he dared not to let (them) see him.

 

Ok er konungr gekk til drykkju í hǫllina,

And when (the) king went to (the) drinking in the hall

 

þá mataðisk Auðun úti, sem siðr er til Rúmferla,

then Auðun ate outside, as is (the) custom for Rome travellers (pilgrims),

 

meðan þeir hafa eigi kastat staf ok skreppu.

while they have not discarded (cast off) staff and scrip.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Bowen [mailto:sarahbowen@...]
Sent: Friday, 4 March 2005 8:39 AM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [norse_course] Auðun - section 13

 

Auðun arrives back at Sveinn´s court, rather the worse for wear.

 

Hann kømr aptr í Danmörk at páskum, þangat sem konungr er þá staddr.  En eigi þorði hann at láta sjá sik; ok var í kirkjuskoti ok ætlaði þá til fundar við konung, er hann gengi til kirkju um kveldit.  Ok nú er hann sá konunginn ok hirðina fagrliga búna, þá þorði hann eigi at láta sjá sik.  Ok er konungr gekk til drykkju í höllina, þá mataðisk Auðun úti, sem siðr er til Rúmferla, meðan þeir hafa eigi kastat staf ok skreppu. [test]

 

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