From: AThompson
Message: 5892
Date: 2006-01-24
Patricia
Corrections and suggestions highlighted as usual
Cheers
Alan
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From: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Patricia
Sent:
Saturday, 21 January 2006
7:15 AM
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [norse_course]
Hrafnkell 480-
Glad to have you back Alan with the hope that you enjoyed your Holiday as did I.
That Hrafnkell - he is going to get his - sooner or later there will be a few people pressing
for a couple of counts of Murder One, but there always is the idea that whereas you cannot keep a good guy down, it is even more difficult to keep a bad one in his place.
Patricia
480 Nú sitja þeir, þar til er dómar fara (present)
út. Þá kveðr Sámr upp
menn sína ok gengr til lögbergs.
Now stayed they there until the Court started out. Then summons/calls Sam up men his and goes to The Law Rock (?)
Now they stayed there until the Court convened Then Sam called his men to him and went to Court
Var þar þá dómr settr. (setja not sitja, literally set) Sámr gekk djarfliga at dóminum. (def art attached)
Was there the court sitting Sam went boldly to court
Where the Court was sitting Sam sent boldly in
Hann
hefr (hefja not hafa) þegar upp váttnefnu
ok sótti mál sitt at réttum landslögum (in
accordance with true laes of the land) á hendr Hrafnkeli goða, miskviðalaust
með sköruligum flutningi.
He has immediately (called) witnesses by name and sought his case for justice of the Laws of the Land against Hrafnkell the Goði without mistakes and with Manly pleading
He immediately called his witnesses and sought his case for justice according to Law against Hrafnkell the goði, with no mistakes and with manly (noble/faultless) pleading
Þessu
næst (After this) koma
485 þeir Þjóstarssynir með mikla sveit manna.
This next comes those Sons of Thjostar with a great troop of men
Next there was Thjostar's Sons with a great band of men
Allir
menn vestan (from the west) af landi veittu
þeim lið, ok sýndisk þat, at Þjóstarssynir váru
menn vinsælir.
All Men west of the Land gave them support, and it showed (was seen) that Thjorstar's Sons
were men popular
All the Western Men gave them support, this showed that the Thjorstarssons were popular
Sámr
sótti málit í dóm, þangat til er Hrafnkeli var boðit til varnar, (gen sg) nema sá
(that) maðr væri þar við staddr, er
lögvörn vildi frammi hafa fyrir hann at réttu
lögmáli. (for him in accordance with legal
procedure)
Sam sought his case (lawsuit?) in court until the time that Hrafnkell was bidden to defend, unless another man was there present who was willing to defend in law, to present a lawful case
Sam presented his case in the Court until the time came for Hrafnkell to defend himself unless there was someone present willing to present his case for him
(here was where I stuck I think!!)
Rómr 490 varð mikill at máli Sáms. Kvazk engi (no-one delared themselves, I think) vilja lögvörn fram bera fyrir Hrafnkel.
Applause great for case Sams. It was said no one was willing (to) lawfully defend Hrafnkell
There was great applause for Sam. It was said that no one was willing to defend Hrafnkell
Menn hlupu til búðar Hrafnkels ok sögðu honum, hvat um var
at vera. (was happening, vera
at plus infinitive – continuous present)
Men ran (?) to booth Hrafnkels and said
to him what was to be
Some men hurried to Hrafmkells Booth and told him what had happened
Hann
veiksk við skjótt (adverb, not noun) ok kvaddi upp menn sína ok gekk
(past tense) til
495 dóma, hugði, at þar myndi
lítil vörn fyrir landi (that little defence would (be found) there in
front of (the) land)
He responded with speed and called up men his \and goes to Court thinking there to remember
little defence before in the land (I think I lost the plot again there )
He responded speedily and called up his men and attended Court thinking there would be little
defence as before
Hafði
hann þat í hug sér (in his mind) at leiða smámönnum at sœkja mál á
hendr honum. (against him)
Ætlaði (intended) hann at hleypa upp dóminum fyrir Sámi ok hrekja hann af málinu.
He had that (intent) his to (?discourage) lesser men to seek case at hands his
Comsidered he to break up the Court, in front of Sam and drive him off the Case
he intended to discourage the small-fry from bringing cases against him
He considered/wanted to break up the Court infront of Sam and drive him off the case
En þess (gen sg) var nú eigi (adverb, not) kostr. Þar var fyrir sá mannfjölði, at Hrafnkell komsk (made his way) hvergi nær.
But this was now no chance. there was before such a large crowd of men that Hrafnkell
could not come anywhere near
But there was no chance of this, he was faced with such a large crowd of men, Hrafnkell could not
get near at all
Var
honum þrøngt 500 frá í brottu
með miklu ofríki, svá at hann náði (past tense of ná, to be able,
permitted to) eigi at heyra mál
þeira, er hann sóttu. (those who prosecuted him)
was (to) him pushed from the way by great /overbearing force. So that he peace (?) none to hear
suit their that he was prosecuted
He was pushed from the way with force (/of the crowd?) So he had no ease to hear the
suit with which he was prosecuted
Var honum því óhægt at fœra lögvörn fram fyrir sik. En
Sámr sótti málit til fullra laga, til þess er
Hrafnkell var alsekr (according to Gordon this is a noun) á þessu þingi.
Was to him difficult to bring defence at Law forward for himself
But Sam prosecuted his case for the Fullness of the Law till finally
Hrafnkel was to the greatest degree an Outlaw at this Thing
I was difficult for him to bring a legal case for himself.
But Sam prosecuted hus case to the fullest extent of the Law
til finally Hrafnkell was declared completely (?) outlawed at this Thing.
Alan I regret I may have done but badly, I really think I have just got the gist of it, any way I say
guilty and move for Murder one
Kveðja
Patricia
----- Original Message -----
From: AThompson
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: [norse_course] Hrafnkell 480-
Here’s the next instalment of Hrafnkel’s Saga. Sorry for the delay. I needed a slightly longer Christmas break than I originally thought.
Kveðja
Alan
480 Nú sitja þeir, þar til er dómar fara út. Þá kveðr Sámr upp
menn sína ok gengr til lögbergs. Var þar þá dómr settr. Sámr
gekk djarfliga at dóminum. Hann hefr þegar upp váttnefnu
ok sótti mál sitt at réttum landslögum á hendr Hrafnkeli goða,
miskviðalaust með sköruligum flutningi. Þessu næst koma
485 þeir Þjóstarssynir með mikla sveit manna. Allir menn vestan
af landi veittu þeim lið, ok sýndisk þat, at Þjóstarssynir váru
menn vinsælir. Sámr sótti málit í dóm, þangat til er Hrafnkeli
var boðit til varnar, nema sá maðr væri þar við staddr, er
lögvörn vildi frammi hafa fyrir hann at réttu lögmáli. Rómr
490 varð mikill at máli Sáms. Kvazk engi vilja lögvörn fram bera
fyrir Hrafnkel.Menn hlupu til búðar Hrafnkels ok sögðu honum, hvat um
var at vera.
Hann veiksk við skjótt ok kvaddi upp menn sína ok gekk til
495 dóma, hugði, at þar myndi lítil vörn fyrir landi. Hafði hann
þat í hug sér at leiða smámönnum at sœkja mál á hendr honum.
Ætlaði hann at hleypa upp dóminum fyrir Sámi ok hrekja
hann af málinu. En þess var nú eigi kostr. Þar var fyrir sá
mannfjölði, at Hrafnkell komsk hvergi nær. Var honum þrøngt
500 frá í brottu með miklu ofríki, svá at hann náði eigi at heyra mál
þeira, er hann sóttu. Var honum því óhægt at fœra lögvörn
fram fyrir sik. En Sámr sótti málit til fullra laga, til þess er
Hrafnkell var alsekr á þessu þingi.
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