----- Original Message -----From: AThompsonSent: Friday, March 10, 2006 6:58 AMSubject: RE: [norse_course] Hrafnkell 633-654Here’s the next instalment of Hrafnkel’s Saga.
Kveðja
Alan
Patricia's Humble Offering
I am still getting stuck on certain points Alan - when you cannot get the word, is an "educated" guess okay - I wish
Sámr setti bú á Aðalbóli eptir Hrafnkel,
Sam set up his Farm as Adalbol after Hrafnkell (after his departure ??)
ok síðan efnir hann
veizlu virðuliga ok býðr til öllum þeim, sem verit höfðu
635 þingmenn hans.and later he made a worthy feast (prefer Sumptuous) amd bit all of them who were his (Hrafmkell's) Thingmen
Sámr býzk til at vera yfirmaðr þeira í stað
Hrafnkels, Menn játuðusk undir þat ok hugðu þó enn misjafnt
til.
Sam offers himself to be their ;eader in Hrafnkell's placePeople accept this, but with varied/mixed opinions/feelings
Þjóstarssynir réðu honum þat, at hann skyldi vera blíðr ok
góðr fjárins ok gagnsamr sínum mönnum, styrktarmaðr hvers,
640 sem hans þurfu við.The Thjorstarssons advised him (Sam) that he should be kindly and generous (?good with money)
and useful/supportivr (with dative) to his men and a benefactor to those - standing in need (Gordon) of him
'Þá eru þeir eigi menn, ef þeir fylgja þér
eigi vel, hvers sem þú þarft við.They won't be men if they follow you not well when you need them
En því ráðum vit þér þetta, at
vit vildim, at þér tœkisk allt vel, því at þú virðisk okkr vaskr
maðr.And this we advise you so you have (/Success) you appear to us (two) a brave man
Gættu nú vel til, ok vertu varr um þik, af því at vant er
við vándum at sjá.'
Now take care (of yourself?) well and be aware (for yourself) because of the wicked
645 Þjóstarssynir létu senda eptir Freyfaxa ok liði hans ok
kváðusk vilja sjá gripi þessa, er svá gengu miklar sögur af.The Thorstarssons had Freyfaxi be fetched and his herd they said then wanted to see these precious creatures of which they had heard stories told
Þa váru hrossin heim leídd. Þeir brœðr líta á hrossin.
The Horses were fetched and the Brothers looked at them (?looked them over)
Þorgeirr mælti: 'Þessi hross lítask mér þörf búinu. Er þat
mitt ráð, at þau vinni slíkt, er þau megu, til gagnsmuna,
650 þangat til er þau megu eigi lifa fyrir aldrs sökum.Thorgeirr spoke These horses ( the mares?) look to me like farm horses - (or these a farmer needs)
I advise that they be put to work as such till the time they are not strong or (for ) old age sakes
En hestr
þessi sýnisk mér eigi betri en aðrir hestar, heldr því verri, at
margt illt hefir af honum hlotizk.Bur this stallion seems to me not better than other Stallions because (if anything) Worse
He has caused suffering / Trouble
Vil ek eigi, at fleiri víg
hljótisk af honum en áðr hafa af honum orðit. Mun þat nú
makligt, at sá taki við honum, er hann á.'I do not want more suffering because of him that has (already) been
It would be fitting / deserved that he who owns him takes him (away)
Thanks again Alan for your helpKveðjaPatricia
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