Sael Sarah,

I pounced on this, after "Saturday Kitchen" (TV) boredom had set in, then I checked my PC and there you were with Auðun 10

Kveðja

Patricia

 

 

Konungr mælti:  "Er þat satt, Áki, er hann segir?"  "Satt er þat", segir hann. 

King Asks," Is it true as he says"  "True it is" says he

The King asked "Is it true as he says"  "It is true" he replied.

 

 Konungr mælti:  "Ok þótti þér þat til liggja, þar sem ik settak þik mikinn mann,

"And seemed to thee it is good?fair  where-as I made thee a great man"

"And do you deem it just; because I made you a great man

 

at hepta þat eða tálma, er maðr gørðisk til at foera mér gørsimi

to hinder or prevent this man (doing)   this? to bring to me a treasure

To hinder or prevent this man from bringing me a treasure

 

 ok gaf fyrir alla eign? 

and gif (for it) all that he owned

giving all he possessed for it."

 

 Ok sá þat Haraldr konungr at ráði at láta hann fara í friði, ok er hann várr óvinr. 

And that Harald King in counsel (at lata)  him travel (free) and he is enemy

And King Harald thought it right to let him be free to go and He (Harald) is our enemy

 

Hygg þú at þá, hvé sannligt þat var þinnar handar! 

Think thou then how truly this was at thy hand

Do you think your actions were just (fair or true)     I think Sweinn questions Aki's Honesty

 

Ok þat væri makligt, at þú værir drepinn;

And that should be fitting as thou shouldst be slain

you should be killed for what you did

 

 en ek mun nú eigi þat gøra,

but I will now not that to do

but I shall not do that now

 

en braut skaltu fara þegar ór landinu, ok koma aldri aptr síðan mér í augsýn."

but away shalt thou travel at once from (?these lands) and come all time after in future to me the sight

but, you shall go now away from my Kingdom and for ever in the future, I shall not see you

( this might better be rendered as =

Go away now at once, and keep out of my sight, for ever.)

I was hoping King Sweinn would be mad at Aki, because his actions had been disloyal, if he had helped Auðun he could have let Sweinn know and been rewarded

IMnsHO

Patricia

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Sarah Bowen

To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 10:32 AM

Subject: [norse_course] Auðun part 10

Aki gets his come-uppance.

 

Konungr mælti:  "Er þat satt, Áki, er hann segir?"  "Satt er þat", segir hann.  Konungr mælti:  "Ok þótti þér þat til liggja, þar sem ik settak þik mikinn mann, at hepta þat eða tálma, er maðr gørðisk til at foera mér gørsimi ok gaf fyrir alla eign?  Ok sá þat Haraldr konungr at ráði at láta hann fara í friði, ok er hann várr óvinr.  Hygg þú at þá, hvé sannligt þat var þinnar handar!  Ok þat væri makligt, at þú værir drepinn; en ek mun nú eigi þat gøra, en braut skaltu fara þegar ór landinu, ok koma aldri aptr síðan mér í augsýn."

 

I´ll respond to the postings as they come in this week, rather than waiting for everyone - that might be quicker.

 

Kveðja,

Sarah.

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