Re: Hrafnkel 1-18 / Laurel

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CHAPTER 1

Þat var á dögum Haralds konungs ins hárfagra,

it - was - in - days/time - of Haraldr - king - the - fairhair

It was in the time of King Harald the Fairhair,

Hálfdanar sonar ins svarta,

of Hálfdanr - son - the - black

son of Halfdan the Black,

Guðrøðar sonar veiðikonungs,

of Guðrøðr - son - hunting king

son of Gudrod the Hunting King,

Hálfdanar sonar ins milda ok ins matarilla,

of Hálfdanr - son - the - generous - but - the - niggardly with food

son of Halfdan the (Gold)-Generous but Food-stingy,

Eysteins sonar freys,

of Eysteinn - son - Freyr

son of Eystein Frey,
  
Oláfs sonar trételgju Svíakonungs,

of Oláfr - son - woodcutter - king of the Swedes

son of Olaf the Woodcutter, king of the Swedes,

at sá maðr kom skipi sínu til Íslands í Breiðdal, er Hallfreðr hét.

that - the [sá er = he who]- man - brought [koma w. dat.]- ship - his - to - Iceland - to - Breiðdalr - who - Hallfreðr - was called

that a man called Hallfred brought his ship to Iceland, to Breiðdalur (Broad Valley),

Þat er fyrir neðan Fljótsdalsherað.

that - is - before/in front of - from below - Fljótsdalsherað

which is southeast of the Fljótsdal district.

Þar var á skipi kona hans ok sonr, er Hrafnkell hét.

there - was - on - ship - wife - his - and - son - who - Hrafnkell - was called

On board were his wife and a son called Hrafnkel.

Hann var fimmtán vetra gamall, mannvænn ok gørviligr.

he - was - fifteen - of winters - old - promising [lit. man + beautiful] - and - capable/enterprising

He was fifteen years old, handsome and enterprising.

Hallfreðr setti bú saman.

Hallfreðr - put - a farm - together

Hallfred established a farmstead.

Um vetrinn andaðisk útlend ambátt, er Arnþrúðr hét,

during - the winter - died - foreign - bondwoman - who - Arnþrúðr - was called

During the winter, a foreign bondwoman called Arnthrud died,

ok því heitir þat síðan á Arnþrúðarstöðum.

which - for this reason - is called - it - since then - Arnþrúðarstaðir

which is why it has been called Arnthrud's Stead ever since.

En um várit foerði Hallfreðr bú sitt norðr yfir heiði ok gerði bú þar,

but - during - the spring - relocated - Hallfreðr - farm - his - northwards - over - heath - and - built - a farm - there

But during the spring, Hallfred relocated his farmstead northwards over the heath, and built a (new) farmstead there,

sem heitir í Geitdal.

which - is called - Geitdalr

which is called Geitdal (Goatdale).

Ok eina nótt dreymði hann, at maðr kom at honum ok mælti:

then - one - night - dreamed - he - that - a man - came - to - him - and - said

Then one night he dreamed that a man came to him and said:

'Þar liggr þú, Hallfreðr, ok heldr óvarliga.

there - lie - you - Hallfreðr - and - indeed - incautiously

"There you lie, Hallfred, and heedlessly indeed.

Foer þú á brott bú þitt ok vestr yfir Lagarfljót.

move - you - away - farm - your - and  - westwards - across - Lagarfljót

Relocate your farm away (from here) westwards across the Lagar river.

Þar er heill þín öll.'

there - is - good luck - your - all

All your good luck is there."

Eptir þat vaknar hann ok foerir bú sitt út yfir Rangá í Tungu,

after - that - wakes up - he - and - moves - farm - his - out - over - Rangá - into - Tunga

After that he woke up and relocated his farmstead beyond the Ranga (river) into Tunga,

þar sem síðan heitir á Hallfreðarstöðum,

where - since then - is called - Hallfreðarstaðir

which since then has been called Hallfred's Stead,

ok bjó þar til elli.

and - lived - there - until - old age

and lived there to an old age.

En honum varð þar eptir geit ok hafr.

but - to him - it happened - there - behind - nanny goat - and billy goat

But it happened that a nanny goat and a billy goat got left behind him.

Ok inn sama dag, sem Hallfreðr var í brott,

and - the - same - day - when - Hallfreðr - was - away

And the very day that Hallfred moved away,

hljóp skriða á húsin,

crashed down - landslide - onto - the house

a landslide crashed down onto the house,

ok týndusk þar þessir gripir,

and - perished - there - those - valuable animals

and those fine animals perished there,

ok því heitir þat síðan í Geitdal.

which - for this reason - is called - it - since then - Geitdalr

which is why it has been called Geitdal ever since.

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