I sent this by mistake so sorry
I am having trouble with this machine I may be a trifle late witht heend of 47 anf begin of 48
Thankyou for your patience
Patricia
 
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Date: 27/02/2007 14:54:36
Subject: [norse_course] Njal Chapter 45 to end and Ch 46 Patricia's translation
 

I am working on O/E and will have to transfer it all to Incredimail - and at present  O/E can go >>>>>>> oops language Patricia
 
Nú liðu þrjú þing þau er menn ætluðu að hann mundi sækja málið.
Now three Althings had passed as people looked for  him to seek a case
 
Þá kom eitt
vandamál að hendi Gunnari það er hann vissi eigi hversu upp skyldi taka.
Reið hann þá til fundar við Njál. Hann fagnar vel Gunnari.
There came to Gunnar's hands a special case that he knew not how to take up.
He rode to meet with Njal. He greeted Gunnar warmly

Gunnar mælti til Njáls: "Heilræði er eg kominn að sækja að þér um eitt
vandamál."
Gunnar spoke to Njal "Wise council am I come to seek from you on a particular case"

"Maklegur ert þú þeirra," segir Njáll og réð honum ráðin.
"Welcome/Deserving art thou of that" says Njal and gave him the advice

Gunnar stóð þá upp og þakkaði honum.
Gunnar got up and thanked him

Njáll mælti þá og tók til Gunnars: "Helsti lengi hefir Sigmundur frændi þinn
óbættur verið."
Njal spoke then and took Gunnar (yes probably by his arm - MM&HP) too long   a time  has Sigmund thy kinsman been unatoned

"Fyrir löngu var hann bættur," segir Gunnar, "en þó vil eg eigi drepa hendi
við sóma mínum."
"It was long ago atoned for" says Gunnar "but nevertheless I do not wish to wave away with hand an offer that will be respectful (to show me honour)

Gunnar hafði aldrei illa mælt til Njálssona. Njáll vildi ekki annað en
Gunnar gerði um málið. Hann gerði tvö hundruð silfurs en lét Skjöld vera
ógildan.
Gunnar had never spoken ill of Njal's sons, Njal did not want it otherwise, but Gunnar judged the case. He judged it at 200 ounces of Silver and let (allowed) Skjold to be unatoned
 
Þeir greiddu þegar allt féið.
They paid out the money at once
 
Gunnar sagði sætt þeirra upp á
Þingskálaþingi þá er þar var mest fjölmenni
Gunnar said it was all settled at the "Thing Hall of the Althing" where there were the most people (to witness his words)  Was this the Main Hall perhaps
 
 og tjáði hversu þeim hafði vel
farið feðgum og sagði um orð þau hin illu er Sigmundi dró til höfuðsbana og
skyldi engi þau herma síðan en vera ógildur hver sem hermdi.
and told them (MM&HP) how well they had treated him  Father and sons and said concerning the words of Sigmund that led to his death - if repeated should be under penalty of outlawry (I do not have this grammatically correct I think)
(Where it says hofuðsbana - his head's loss - was that a kenning for death to avoid the word which was dreaded)
 
 
Þeir mæltu það
báðir, Gunnar og Njáll, að engir hlutir skyldu þeir til verða að eigi semdu
þeir sjálfir. Efndist það og vel síðan og voru þeir jafnan vinir.
They both declared it - Gunnar and Njal to each other to settle by themselves all matters that came up  (between them)  They fulfilled (between them) this promise and were forever Friends

46. kafli

Gissur hvíti hét maður. Hann var Teitsson Ketilbjarnarsonar hins gamla frá
Mosfelli.
Gizur the White was(the name) of a man.  He was the son of Teit son of  Ketilbjarn the Old from Mosfell
 
Móðir Gissurar hét Ólöf. Hún var dóttir Böðvars hersis
Víkinga-Kárasonar.
Mother of Gizur was named Alof she was daughter of Bodvar the Chieftain the son of Viking Kari
 
Ísleifur byskup var sonur Gissurar. Móðir Teits hét Helga
og var dóttir Þórðar Skeggja Hrappssonar Bjarnarsonar bunu. Gissur hvíti bjó
að Mosfelli og var höfðingi mikill.
Isleif the Bishop was a son of Gizur,  Teit's mother was named Helga and she was the daughter of Þorð Bearded son of Hrapp - son of Bjorn-Buna.  Gizur the white lived at Mosfell and was a powerful chieftain

Sá maður er nefndur til sögunnar er Geir hét. Hann var kallaður Geir goði.
A man was named in the Sagas called Geir. He was called Geir the Priest 
 
Móðir hans hét Þorkatla og var dóttir Ketilbjarnar hins gamla frá Mosfelli.
Geir bjó í Hlíð í Byskupstungu. Þeir Geir og Gissur fylgdust að hverju máli.
His Mother was named Þorkatla who was daughter to Ketilbjorn the Old of Mosfell.
Geir lived on Hlið at Bishops Tongue. They Geir and Gizur helped in every case (or always acted together)

Í þenna tíma bjó Mörður Valgarðsson að Hofi á Rangárvöllum. Hann var slægur
og illgjarn.
At that time Morð Valgardsson lived at Hof on the Rang River Flats. He was (a) cunning and meanspirited character.
 
Þá var Valgarður utan, faðir hans, en móðir hans önduð. Hann
öfundaði mjög Gunnar frá Hlíðarenda. Hann var vel auðigur að fé og heldur
óvinsæll.
Then was  (at that time) Valgard abroad, his (Morðs) father, and his Mother was dead. He was most envious of Gunnar of Hliðarend.
He (himself - Morð) was well off for money but held to be unpopular
 
Whew - I found that one rather tough any critique welcome -
I am wondering if - all this getting up to say thank you was especially used as respectful to the person you were thanking.  I found I had to tip-toe through the list of who-begats - they must have been keen  to know whence they came geneaology
Kveðja
 
Patricia