4. kafli chapter four
Um vorið spurði hann til Sóta að hann var farinn
suður til Danmerkur með
erfðina. Þá
gekk Hrútur á fund Gunnhildar og
segir henni frá ferðum Sóta.
In Spring he (Hrut ) Learned of Soti that he had gone
South to Denmark with the inheritance. Then Hrut went to meet /see Gunnhild
and tells her of Soti's movements
Gunnhildur mælti: "Eg mun fá þér
tvö langskip skipuð mönnum og þar með hinn
hraustasta mann, Úlf óþveginn,
gestahöfðingja vorn. En þó gakk þú að finna
konung áður þú farir."
Gunnhild said " I will give you two longships with crews
and with them a powerful man - Ulf the unwashed (o+þveginn) the Chief of
our guests (most likely the Chief Hit-Man). But you must go to see the King
before you travel/depart
Hrútur gerði svo. Og er hann kom fyrir
konung þá segir hann konungi um ferð
Sóta og það með að hann ætlar eftir
honum að halda.
Hrut did (just) so, and when he came before the King - he
spoke to the King of Soti's movements and that he decided to go after (?) him -
go in pursuit
Konungur mælti: "Hvern styrk hefir móðir mín
til lagið með þér?"
Hrútur svarar: "Langskip tvö og fyrir liðinu Úlf
óþveginn."
The King said "what strength / assistance had my
mother given you. Hrut replied "Two Longships and Ulf the un-washed ot take
charge" - or to lead
Konungur mælti: "Vel er þar til fengið. Nú
vil eg fá þér önnur tvö langskip
og munt þú þó þurfa þessa liðs alls."
The King said "well are you provided for - Now I will
give to you another two longships and you will have need of all
strength
Síðan fylgdi hann Hrúti til skips og mælti: "Farist þér
nú vel."
Síðan sigldi Hrútur liði sínu suður.
Then he accompanied Hrut to his ship and said "May you
fare well" Hrut sailed south with his men
5. kafli chapter
five
Atli hét maður. Hann var sonur Arnviðar jarls úr Gautlandi hinu
eystra. Hann
var hermaður mikill og lá úti austur í Leginum. Hann hafði átta
skip.
A man called Atli. He was the son of Earl Arnvid of Gotland - to the/in the - East He was a great warrior and lived out East in Leginum (?) he had eight ships
Faðir hans hafði haldið sköttum fyrir Hákoni Aðalsteinsfóstra og stukku þeir
feðgar til Gautlands úr
Jamtalandi.
His father had withheld tribute from Haakon (King)
Athelstan's Fosterson and (they) fled - father and son to Gotland from Jamtaland
(was part of Sweden)
Atli hélt liðinu úr Leginum út um Stokkssund
og svo suður til Danmerkur og
liggur úti í Eyrasundi.
Atli sailed his fleet out from Leginum amd through Stokks Sound and so South to Denmark, and lay in EyraSound
Hann var og útlagi bæði Danakonungs og Svíakonungs af ránum og
manndrápum
er hann hafði gert í hvorutveggja ríkinu.
He was outlawed by both Kings of Denmark and of Sweden for his plunderings and killings (manslaughtering) (perhaps murders would be better) that he had committed in Both their kingdoms
Hrútur hélt suður til Eyrasunds. Og er hann kom í sundið sér hann
fjölda
skipa í sundinu.
Hrut held south to Eyrasound and when he came (into) the
sound he saw a great number of ships there
Þá mælti Úlfur: "Hvað
skal nú til ráða taka Íslendingur?"
"Halda fram ferðinni," Segir Hrútur, "því
að ekki dugir ófreistað.
Then said Ulf "What shall (be) now your advice to take Icelander - (what is to be done now) Hold a forward course said Hrut (because no help from no trying ????? i.e. nothing venture nothing gain)
Skal skip
okkar Össurar fara fyrst en þú skalt leggja fram sem
þér líkar."
Shall the ship (myself) together (the two) and Ossur go
first and you shall follow as you please
"Sjaldan hefi eg haft aðra að skildi fyrir mér," segir Úlfur.
Seldom (Gordon) have I had others to sheild before me"
said Ulf (unwashed but extremely brave)
Leggur hann fram skeiðina jafnfram skipi Hrúts og halda svo fram í sundið.
Placed he his course evenly alongside Hrut's ship and
they kept this way into the Sound
Nú sjá þeir er í sundinu eru að
skip fara að þeim og segja Atla til.
Now saw they in the sound - there were ships approaching
them and they told Atli
Harald Greycloak seems much under Mamma's influence - there might have been a reason for this - he may have been very young when we lost Eirik Bloodaxe and Mom was a sort of Regent - Figure.
She sure is one Hellova Lady
Kveðja
Patricia