First part of chapter two in the Saga of Illugi
Grið's Fosterling
 
Björn hét maðr. Hann var ráðgjafi konungs. Honum var allt illa gefit, er honum var sjálfrátt. Hann var lyginn ok lymskr at öllu,
A man (there was) called Bjorn. He  was the Kings Counsellor he gave bad advice and was independent (self-willed) he was false and cunning alltogether (öllu)
 
en þó eigi at síðr var hann inn mesti kappi ok varði land konungs fyrir víkingum, ok því mat konungr hann mikils.
But never the less he was a man of greatest (bravery/ valour ?) and guards the Kings land from the Vikings
and for this the King valued him greatly
 
Björn öfundaði þat mjök,
Bjorn envies that greatly (was very envious?)
 
at Illugi var svá kærr Sigurði konungssyni, ok svá kom, at hann rægði hann við þá feðga ok sagði Illuga vera ótrúan konungssyni.
That Ilugi was so dear to the King's Son Sigurð, and it came about (happened) that he slandered him with his Father (the King then - as he was Sigurð's Father) and said that Illugi was untrue to the kings son
Konungr hlýddi á þetta, en Sigurðr trúði því ekki.
The King listened but Sigurðr did not trust/believe (it)
Ferr nú svá fram um nokkura tíma, at Sigurðr konungsson er heima hjá föður sínum í mikilli sæmd ok virðingu.
(use of indef.Pronoun) ? It befell that way some time while Sigurd the Prince (preferred to King's son) remained at home by his father in great joy and honour.
 
 
Einn tíma bað Sigurðr föður sinn at fá sér skip ok menn ok segist vilja ór landi at afla sér fjár ok frægðar.
One time (?one day) Sigurðr asked his Father for a ship and (some) men and said he wished to set sail and gain for himself fortune and fame
 
Konungr sagði, at þat skyldi á mánaðarfresti búit
vera, -- "ok Björn skal fara með þér," segir konungr, "en Illugi vil ek heima sé."

The King said he would but with a month's notice
"and Bjorn shall travel with you" Said the King amd Illugi shall remain at home
 
Sigurðr svarar: "At vísu vil ek, at Illugi fari."
Sigurðr replied "Certainly I will go with Illugi"
En konungr sagði Björn skyldi fylgja honum, -- "því at hann er hverjum kappa meiri ok bilar aldri í stríði.
But the King said Bjorn must (had to - was obliged) to follow him because he is a great warrior who never has given way to trouble(a Fight)
 
Hann mun þér vera hollr ok trúr, sem hann hefir mér verit," sagði konungr, ok skilja þeir nú tal sitt.
 
He will be loyal and true, as he has  been / was    to me  Said the King, and they parted from (or left off) the discussion

Eptir þetta gengr konungsson til Sviða ok segir Hildi tal þeira feðga.
Afterwards the Kings Son (Prefer Prince) went to Svidi's and told Hilda of the discussion
 
Hún segir son sinn ungan vera ok eigi í hernað fara mega. 
she said he was young (or too young) and may not be well in battle
"Er hann ok ekki reyndr," segir hún, "vilda ek ok ekki heldr, at Björn brygði honum því, at hann þyrði ekki at berjast með þér í orrostu."
he is (untried/untested ??) said she, "I will not want him to argue (fight) with Bjorn be could not best (or beat him)in a fight
Lýkr Hildr svá máli, en konungsson ferr heim til hallar ok er mjök óglaðr.
(Lykr) Hilda said this ? and the Prince went home to the Hall and was very unhappy
 
No question here of bailing out - I want the ending to this, of course I think it will end in tears (for Bjorn - I trust) I do not like Bjorn.T he boat that I row wont cross no Ocean but I want to finish this journey and join in Hrafnkel's Saga, the story of Freyfaxi the Womder Horse was very appealing, I knew one like that
Patricia
----- Original Message -----
From: llama_nom
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:41 PM
Subject: [norse_course] Illuga saga Gríðarfóstra----part 2



No shame in bailing out now, if you want a respite before
Hrafnkell.  But just in case anyone's itching for more, here´s the
first half of chapter 2.


Björn hét maðr. Hann var ráðgjafi konungs. Honum var allt illa
gefit, er honum var sjálfrátt. Hann var lyginn ok lymskr at öllu, en
þó eigi at síðr var hann inn mesti kappi ok varði land konungs fyrir
víkingum, ok því mat konungr hann mikils. Björn öfundaði þat mjök,
at Illugi var svá kærr Sigurði konungssyni, ok svá kom, at hann
rægði hann við þá feðga ok sagði Illuga vera ótrúan konungssyni.
Konungr hlýddi á þetta, en Sigurðr trúði því ekki.

Ferr nú svá fram um nokkura tíma, at Sigurðr konungsson er heima hjá
föður sínum í mikilli sæmd ok virðingu. Einn tíma bað Sigurðr föður
sinn at fá sér skip ok menn ok segist vilja ór landi at afla sér
fjár ok frægðar. Konungr sagði, at þat skyldi á mánaðarfresti búit
vera, -- "ok Björn skal fara með þér," segir konungr, "en Illugi vil
ek heima sé."

Sigurðr svarar: "At vísu vil ek, at Illugi fari."

En konungr sagði Björn skyldi fylgja honum, -- "því at hann er
hverjum kappa meiri ok bilar aldri í stríði. Hann mun þér vera hollr
ok trúr, sem hann hefir mér verit," sagði konungr, ok skilja þeir nú
tal sitt.

Eptir þetta gengr konungsson til Sviða ok segir Hildi tal þeira
feðga. Hún segir son sinn ungan vera ok eigi í hernað fara mega. "Er
hann ok ekki reyndr," segir hún, "vilda ek ok ekki heldr, at Björn
brygði honum því, at hann þyrði ekki at berjast með þér í orrostu."
Lýkr Hildr svá máli, en konungsson ferr heim til hallar ok er mjök
óglaðr.