Hi Grace,

Wow, everyone has been so prompt this week! I will get back to you next
weekend, but at first glance it looks like you've got this one pretty well
sewn up - well done!

Cheers,
Sarah.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred and Grace Hatton" <hatton@...>
To: <norse_course@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 11:30 AM
Subject: [norse_course] Auðun 3


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> Hefir Auðun dýr sitt með sér, ok ætlar nú at fara suðr til Danmerkr á
> Auðun has his bear with him, and intends to sail south to Denmark
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> fund Sveins konungs, ok gefa honum dýrit. Ok er hann kom suðr í
> to visit King Svein, and to give him the beast. And when he comes south
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> landit, þar sem konungr var fyrir, þá gengr hann upp af skipi, ok
> to land?, there when the king was before?, then he goes ashore off the
> boat and
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> leiðir eptir sér dýrit, ok leigir sér herbergi.
> leads the bear after him, and hires himself lodging.
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> Haraldi konungi var sagt brátt at þar var komit bjarndýri, gørsimi
> It was quickly told to Harald the king, that there was come a bear, a
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> mikil, ok á Íslenzkr maðr. Konungr sendir þegar menn eptir honum; ok
> great treasure, and man from Iceland. The King at once sends men after
> him,
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> er Auðun kom fyrir konung, kveðr hann konung vel. Konungr tók vel
> and when Auðun comes before the king, he greets him well. The king
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> kveðju hans ok spurði síðan: "Áttu gørsimi mikla í bjarndýri?" Hann
> received his greeting well and afterwards asked, “Do you have a great
> treasure in a bear?” He
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> svarar ok kvezk eiga dýrit eitthvert.
> answered and said (he) owned that (same or very? - - I thought it must
> be to emphasize) animal.
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> Grace
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