Mörður hét maður er kallaður var gígja. Hann var sonur Sighvats hins rauða.
Hann bjó á Velli á Rangárvöllum.
Was a man named Morð, he was called "fiddle" he was son of Sighvat the Red, he lived at "Meadow" on "Crooked River Plains" 
 
Hann var ríkur höfðingi og málafylgjumaður
mikill og svo mikill lögmaður að engir þóttu löglegir dómar dæmdir nema hann
væri við.
He was a powerful chieftain and great follower of lawsuits, and so great a lawman that none thought lawful judgements unless he was agreeing
 
Hann átti dóttur eina er Unnur hét. Hún var væn kona og kurteis og
vel að sér og þótti sá bestur kostur á Rangárvöllum.
he had but one (an only) daughter called Unna (could mean love - Gordon)she was beaitiful, and well-born and accomplished and considered the best "catch" on the "Crooked River Plains"

Nú víkur sögunni vestur til Breiðafjarðardala. Maður er nefndur Höskuldur.
Hann var Dala-Kollsson. Móðir hans hét Þorgerður og var dóttir Þorsteins
hins rauða, Ólafssonar hins hvíta, Ingjaldssonar, Helgasonar
Now moves the stord westwards too Broad-fjord-dale.
a man was called Hoskuld he was the son of  Dale-Koll his mother was called Thorgerð and was the daughter of Thorstein  Red son of White Olaf son of Ingjald son of Helgi
 
 Móðir Ingjalds
var Þóra, dóttir Sigurðar orms í auga, Ragnarssonar loðbrókar. Unnur hin
djúpúðga var móðir Þorsteins rauðs, dóttir Ketils flatnefs, Bjarnarsonar
bunu. Höskuldur bjó á Höskuldsstöðum í Laxárdal.
Mother of Ingjald was Thora daughter of Sigurd Snake eyes (who was) son of Ragnar Hairy-Breeks.
Unn the deep-minded was mother of Thorstein Red (she was) daughter of Ketil Flatnose - son of Bjorn the Stream (CV).
Hoskuld lived at SalmonRiver Dale
Hrútur hét bróðir hans. Hann bjó á Hrútsstöðum. Hann var sammæður við
Höskuld. Faðir hans var Herjólfur. Hrútur var vænn maður, mikill og sterkur,
vígur vel og hógvær í skapi, manna vitrastur, hagráður við vini sína en
tillagagóður hinna stærri mála.
His brother was called Hrut and lived at Hrutsteads he was of the same mother as Hroskuld, his father was Herolf. Hrut was a handsome man - big and strong able to fight and skilled, calm of mind amd most wise, wise in council with his friends but fit to deal with greater things

Það var einu hverju sinni að Höskuldur hafði vinaboð og þar var Hrútur
bróðir hans og sat hið næsta honum.
That was at a particular time that Hoskuld made a feast for his friends and Hrut was there - his brother and sat nearest to him
 
Höskuldur átti sér dóttur er Hallgerður
hét. Hún lék sér á gólfi við aðrar meyjar. Hún var fríð sýnum og mikil vexti
og hárið svo fagurt sem silki og svo mikið að það tók ofan á belti.
Hoskuld had with him a daughter called Hallgerð. She was playing on the floor with the other young girls, she was beautiful and grown tall and her hair so fine as silk and so long it reached down to (the) belt.

Höskuldur kallar á hana: "Far þú hingað til mín," sagði hann.
Hún gekk þegar til hans. Hann tók undir hökuna og kyssti hana. Síðan gekk
hún í braut.
Hoskuld called to her "come here to me " and she went over at once and he touched her under the chin and kissed her, and she then went away (back to her playmates?)

Þá ræddi Höskuldur til Hrúts: "Hversu líst þér á mey þessa, þykir þér eigi
fögur vera?"
Hrútur þagði við. Höskuldur talaði til annað sinn.
Then said Hiskuld to Hrut "How does this girl seem to you (how does she strike you) is she not fair
Hrut was quiet with that (and) Hoskuld spoke a second time

Hrútur svaraði þá. "Ærið fögur er mær sjá og munu margir þess gjalda. En
hitt veit eg eigi hvaðan þjófsaugu eru komin í ættir vorar."
Hrut answered then "Fair enough is this maiden and many will pay for this, but I do not know (understand) whence comes the eyes of a thief to our family
 
Þá reiddist Höskuldur og var fátt um með þeim bræðrum nokkura hríð.
Then angry became Hoskuld and it was cold between the brothers for a while

Bræður Hallgerðar voru þeir Þorleikur, faðir Bolla, og Ólafur, faðir
Kjartans, og Bárður
The brothers of Hallgerð were Thorleik father of Bolli and Olaf father of Kjartan and Bard
 
I am amazed at the lack of tact shown by Hrut - it has been said that a thief is born with very bright and "narrowing" eyes - no doubt they believed  in that in those times, unless of course her eyes held a bold direct stare - and were not downcast and "maidenly"  but what a stupid thing to say.
To touch the child under her chin may have just been to get a look at her eyes which in itself seems a suspicious thing to want to do
This has been a good thing to start, I found myself reading through and  just checking in the Dictionary, this is enough anyway to gain confidence in this - I may do better in the future
Patricia
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