Here’s the next instalment of Hrafnkel’s Saga.

 

Kveðja

Alan

 

Þorgeirr valði lið sitt ok lét sér fylgja fjóra tigu manna.
Sámr hafði ok fjóra tigu manna. Var þat lið vel búit at vápnum
ok hestum. Eptir þat ríða þeir alla ina sömu leið, þar til er
þeir koma í nætrelding í Jökulsdal, fara yfir brú á ánni, ok var 545
þetta þann morgin, er féránsdóm átti at heyja. Þá spyrr
Þorgeirr, hversu mætti helzt á óvart koma. Sámr kvazk mundu
kunna ráð til þess. Hann snýr þegar af leiðinni ok upp á
múlann ok svá eptir hálsinum milli Hrafnkelsdals ok Jökulsdals,
þar til er þeir koma útan undir fjallit, er bœrinn stendr undir 550
niðri á Aðalbóli. Þar gengu grasgeilar í heiðina upp, en þar
var brekka brött ofan í dalinn, ok stóð þar bœrinn undir niðri.
Þar stígr Sámr af baki ok mælti: 'Látum lausa hesta vára,
ok geymi tuttugu menn, en vér sex tigir saman hlaupum at
bœnum, ok get ek, at fátt muni manna á fótum.' 555
Þeir gerðu nú svá, ok heita þar síðan Hrossageilar. Þá bar
skjótt at bœnum.
Váru þá liðin rismál. Eigi var fólk upp

staðit. Þeir skutu stokki á hurð ok hlupu inn. Hrafnkell
hvíldi í rekkju sinni. Taka þeir hann þaðan ok alla hans
560 heimamenn, þá er vápnfœrir váru. Konur ok börn var rekit
í eitt hús. Í túninu stóð útibúr. Af því ok heim á skálavegginn
var skotit váðási einum. Þeir leiða Hrafnkel þar til ok hans
menn. Hann bauð mörg boð fyrir sik ok sína menn. En er
þat tjáði eigi, þá bað hann mönnum sínum lífs, -- 'því at þeir
565 hafa ekki til sakar gört við yðr, en þat er mér engi ósœmð, þótt
þér drepið mik. Mun ek ekki undan því mælask. Undan
hrakningum mælumk ek. Er yðr engi sœmð í því.'
Þorkell mælti: 'Þat höfum vér heyrt, at þú hafir lítt verit
leiðitamr þínum óvinum, ok er vel nú, at þú kennir þess í dag
570 á þér.'


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