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Alan
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From: norse_course@yahoogroups.com [mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred and Grace Hatton
Sent: Sunday, 26 February 2006 11:09 PM
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Subject: [norse_course] H 592
Thank you, Alan for all your work on Hrafnkell!
Sámr svarar: 'Tvá kosti geri ek þér, Hrafnkell. Sá annarr, at
Sam answers, "I make you two choices, H. The one, that
þik (accusative, thus (I) shall lead you))skal leiða ór garði brott ok þá menn, sem mér líkar, ok (and, ie I don´t think this is the other choiceæ it´s still part of the first choice)vera
you shall lead from the farmstead away and the men, as is pleasing to me, or
be
drepinn. En með því at (because, with that (reason) that…) þú átt (present) ómegð mikla fyrir at sjá (to see to, or to provide for), þá vil
killed. But in case that (Zoega) you had great numbers of dependents before
to see, then
ek þess (note: gen of þat) unna þér, at þú sjáir þar fyrir (provide for). Ok ef þú vilt líf þiggja, 595
I will allow you this, that you would see before (the same number of
dependents???). And if you wish to receive life
þá far (imperative) þú af Aðalbóli með allt lið þitt ok haf (imperative) þá eina (only those,) fémuni, er
then you go from A. with all your people and have then some valuables, which
ek skef þér, ok mun þat harðla lítit, en ek skal taka staðfestu
I allot (to) you, and it will be very little, but I shall take your
homestead
þína ok mannaforráð allt. Skaltu aldri tilkall veita (lay, make) né þínir
and all authority. You shall never give claim (to it) nor your
erfingjar. Hvergi skaltu nær vera en fyrir austan Fljótsdalsheiði,
heirs. Nowhere shall you be near(er?) than east of F.,
ok máttu nú eiga (have) handsöl (note: plural) við mik, ef þú vilt (want) þenna upp taka.' (take up, accept) 600
and may you now own (up to it with) handshake with me, if you will will
remove (yourself??) from this (place?)."
Hrafnkell mælti: 'Mörgum (dative) mundi betr þykkja (seem) skjótr (adjective) dauði
H. spoke, "Many will think better quickly dead
en slíkar hrakningar (note: plural), en mér mun fara sem mörgum öðrum,
than such humiliation, but (to) me will go as many others
at lífit mun ek kjósa, ef kostr er. Geri ek þat mest sökum sona
that I will choose life, if choice (there) is. I do it mostly (for the) sake
of
minna, því at lítil mun vera uppreist þeira, ef ek dey frá."
my sons, because little will be their success, if I die ?"
Þá er Hrafnkell leystr, ok seldi hann Sámi sjálfdomi. 605
Then H. is untied, and he delivered to Sam self judgement.
Sámr skipti Hrafnkeli af fé slíkt, er hann vildi, ok var þat
Sam shared to H. such of the valuables, which he wished, and it was
raunarlítit. Spjót sitt hafði Hrafnkell með sér, en ekki fleira
very little. H. had his spear with him, but no more
vápna. Þenna dag forði Hrafnkell sik brott af Aðalbóli ok allt
weapons. This day H. took himself away from A. and all his
sitt fólk.
people.
Þorgeirr mælti þá við Sám: 'Eigi veit ek, hví þú gerir þetta. 610
Þorgeirr spoke then with Sam, "I don't know why you do this.
Muntu þessa mest iðrask sjálfr, er (when) þú gefr honum líf.'
You will repent most of this yourself that you give him life.
Sámr kvað þá (then) svá vera verða.
Sam said it so is to happen ??
Grace
Fred and Grace Hatton
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