Mun hann verða skammlífr, en þau börn mín munu lengr lifa, er mönnum mun minna gagn at verða, ok munu þar mín at því gjalda. 

He will be short-lived, but my children will live longer, which will remind men of being an advantage, and there mine will repay that.


Uggir mik, at menn munu meir hafa harm en huggan af minni kynslóð." 

I fear that, that men will have more harm than consolation from my progeny."



Þetta mælti Snorri með mikilli áhyggju ok trúnaði fyrir sínum vin, ok sýndist mönnum síðan sem hann hefði þetta mælt af nökkurum spakleik, því at litlu síðar réðst Hafliði til skips ok fór í brott af landi, en þat skip týndist í hafi ok öll skipshöfn, sú er þar var á. 

Snorri said this with much concern and confidence before his friends, and it appeared to people later as he had spoken this of some prophecy, because a little later Haflidi prepared his ship and went away fron Icelenad, but that ship and all the crew were lost at sea, those who are on (it).


Síðan tók Snorri sótt ok andaðist tveim nóttum eftir Mikjálsmessu. 

Then Snorri took ill and breathed his last two nights after Michaelmas.



En eftir andlát Snorra tóku synir hans við staðfestu ok fjárhlut, Þórðr ok Þorvaldr. 

And after Snorri's death, his sons, Thordr and Thorvaldr, received his residence and valuables.


Bárðr, bróðir þeira, var þá barn at aldri. 

Bardr, their brother, was then the age of a child. 


Þórðr var mikill vexti ok liðligr, en Þorvaldr var lítill maðr ok fráligr. 

Thordr was large in stature and adroit, but Thorvaldr was a small and swift man.


Ok brátt er þeir höfðu við fjárhlut tekit, urðu þeir eigi ásáttir um fé. 

And soon when they had received the property, they didn't come to terms concerning the money.


Þá fór Þorvaldr í Vigr um vetrinn eftir andlát Snorra ok var þar til várs. 

Then Thorvald went to Vigr during the winter after Snorri's death, and was there until the spring.



Maðr hét Sveinn ok var Þórólfsson. 

A man was named Sveinn and was a son of Thorolf.


Hann var kvángaðr maðr, ok hét Þóra kona hans. 

He was a married man, and his wife was named Thora.


Hon var Bárðardóttir, Snorrasonar, Bárðarsonar ins svarta. 

She was a daughter of Bardor, son of Snorar, son of Bardar the black.


Móðir Þóru hét Jóreiðr. 

Thora's mother was named Joreidr.


Hon var Oddleifsdóttir. 

She was a daughter of Oddleif.


Jóreiðr var móðir Þorvalds Snorrasonar. 

Joreidr was mother of Thorvald, son of Snorrar.


Sveinn var hávaðamaðr mikill ok ódæll. 

Sveinn was a very self-assertive man and quarrelsome.


Hann gerðist fylgdarmaðr Þorvalds ok var í eynni Vigr með Þorvaldi. 

He became Thorvald's attendant and stayed on the island (?) of Vigr with Thorvald.


Jórunn hét dóttir Snorra. 

Jorunn was the name of Snorri's daughter.


Hon var Jóreiðardóttir, systir Þóru, konu Sveins. 

She was the daughter of Joreidar, Thoru's sister, Svein's wife.


Þat mæltu sumir menn, at Sveinn legði á hana þokka. 

Some men said that, that Sveinn imposed enmity on her.


En er Þórðr Snorrason frá þaðan orðróm, þá lagði hann óþokka á Svein fyrir allt saman, orðlag þat, er á var með þeim Jórunni, ok hávaða þann ok óspekt, er hann hafði. 

But when Thordr Snorrason heard that report, then he allotted dislike to Svien for all together, that way of speaking, which was to Jorunni and others, and that noise and uproar, which he had.


Þórðr Snorrason var eigi sammæddr við Þorvald. 

Thordr Snorrason did not have the same mother as Thorvald.


Steinunn hét móðir hans Ingjaldsdóttir. 

His mother was named Steinunn, Ingjald's daughter.



Um várit eftir andlát Snorra áttu þeir Þórðr ok Þorvaldr fund í Vatnsfirði at skilja með sér, hvárr hafa skyldi staðfestu eða goðorð. 

During the spring after Snorri's death, Thordr and Thorvaldr had a meeting in Vatnsfirth to part, each should have a residence or dignity and authority of a goðorð.


Til þess fundar kom Sveinn með Þorvaldi.

Svein came to that meeting with Thorvald.