----- Original Message -----From: AThompsonSent: Friday, April 21, 2006 9:37 AMSubject: RE: [norse_course] Hrafnkell 772-790Here’s the next instalment of Hrafnkel’s Saga.
Thanks to Uoden and LN for helpful comments on my queries on the last instalment.
Kveðja
Alan
Þeir ríða nú vestr af hrauninu.
They ride now west off the rocky ground (Gordon)
Þá er fyrir þeim önnur mýrr,
er heitir Oxamýrr. Hon er grösug mjök.Ther was before them another moor called Bigmoor or (Oxmoor) it was very grassy
Þar eru bleytur, svá
at náliga er ófœrt yfir. Af því lagði Hallfreðr karl inar efri
775 götur, þó at þær væri lengri.There were (?) Patches of swamp - (why Plural) and nearly impossible to cross
of this lay (i.e. ownership) of the man Halfreð ( karl may be old man we had this some time back)
a good way (path) yet to them would be further (could not make head nor tail - seemingly)
Eyvindr ríðr vestr á mýrina. Lá þá drjúgum í fyrir þeim.
Dvalðisk þá mjök fyrir þeim.Eyvind rides west of the moor (suff def art? this moor) There lying greatly before him
It delayed much for them (held them up) (not happy with this)
Hina bar skjótt eptir, er lausir
riðu. Ríða þeir Hrafnkell nú leið sína á mýrina.Those others bore quickly after them because they were free (this I do not understand - free - how)
Rides there now Hrafnkell (with/and) his band to the marshes (Pl)
Þeir Eyvindr
eru þá komnir af mýrinni.There Eyvind was come to the moor ??
Sjá þeir þá Hrafnkel ok sonu hans
780 báða.seeing there Hrafnkell and sons his both
Þeir báðu Eyvind þá undan at ríða. 'Eru nú af allar
torfœrur. Muntu ná til Aðalbóls, meðan mýrrin er á millum.'
they plead to Eyvind to ride away - ride on?There is only danger from now. You may (muntu - sing) get (?) to Adalbol
because the moor is between ( between him and H.)
Eyvindr svarar: 'Eigi mun ek flýja undan þeim mönnum, er
ek hefi ekki til miska gört.'
Eyvind replies "not shall I flee from these men ( it) is that I have done no hurt
Þeir ríða þá upp á hálsinn
The ride upon the crest of the hill.
Þar standa fjöll lítil á hálsinum.
785 Útan í fjallinu er meltorfa ein, blásin mjök. Bakkar hávir váru
umhverfis. Eyvindr ríðr at torfunni. Þar stígr hann af baki
ok bíðr þeira.There stands a small fell (or slope)
Out beond the fell a turf knoll - in the middle of barren ground (so saith Gordon) (stripped by the wind)
There were banks all round (Zoega)
Eyvind rides onto the turf there he dismounts from horse back and waits for them
Eyvindr segir: 'Nú munum vér skjótt vita þeira ørendi.'
Eptir þat gengu þeir upp á torfuna ok brjóta þar upp grjót
nökkurt. 790Eyvind says now we may shortly know their (? errand or business)
Aft that they go upon the turf and break some stones/rocks
I have done my best with this bit but I am still very dissatisfied wothal
Kveðja
Patricia
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