I had a couple of questions mostly where Jorunn is quoted. Also is a firth
the same as a fjord in English? I have been waffling back and forth.

Grace



Þorgerður bjó ferð sína til Íslands og sækir heim Höskuld son sinn í
Laxárdal. Hann tók

Thorgerd prepared for her journey to Iceland and visits her son, Hoskuld, at
his home in Lax River Dale. He gave

sem hann kunni best við móður sinni. Átti hún auð fjár og var með Höskuldi
til

his mother (as) hearty a welcome (as) he knew best. She had great wealth and
stayed with Hoskuld until

dauðadags. Nokkurum vetrum síðar tók Þorgerður banasótt og andaðist og var
hún í haug

the day of her death. Some years later Thorgerd became fatally ill and died
and she was placed in a mound

sett en Höskuldur tók fé allt en Hrútur bróðir hans átti hálft.

and Hoskuld took all the wealth, but Hrut, his brother, was entitled to
half.

9. kafli - Kvonfang Höskulds

Í þenna tíma réð Noregi Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri. Höskuldur var hirðmaður
hans. Hann var

In those times Hakon, foster son of Aethelstan, ruled Norway. Hoskuld was
his king's man. He stayed in

jafnan sinn vetur hvort með Hákoni konungi eða að búi sínu. Var hann
nafnfrægur maður bæði í Noregi og á Íslandi.

winter alternately either with King Hakon or at his farm. He was a famous
man both in Norway and in Iceland.

Björn hét maður. Hann bjó í Bjarnarfirði og nam þar land. Við hann er
kenndur

A man was called Bjorn. He lived in Bjorn's Firth and settled (the) land
there. The firth is named after him.

fjörðurinn. Sá fjörður skerst í land norður frá Steingrímsfirði og gengur
þar fram háls í

That firth cuts into the land north of Steingrim's Firth and goes forward
there (as ) a neck in between.

milli. Björn var stórættaður maður og auðigur að fé. Ljúfa hét kona hans.
Þeirra dóttir var

Bjorn was a man with important antecedents and weathy as to money. His wife
was called Ljufa. Their daughter was

Jórunn. Hún var væn kona og ofláti mikill. Hún var og skörungur mikill í
vitsmunum. Sá

Jorunn. She was a beautiful woman and very vain. She was also very
outstanding in wisdom.

þótti þá kostur bestur í öllum Vestfjörðum.

That one was then thought to be the best choice in all (the) West Fjords.

Af þessi konu hefir Höskuldur fréttir og það með að Björn var bestur bóndi á
öllum

Hoskuld has news of this woman and in addition that Bjorn was (the) best
farmer in all

Ströndum. Höskuldur reið heiman með tíunda mann og sækir heim Björn bónda í

Strands. Hoskuld rode from home as the tenth man and visits farmer Bjorn at
his home in

Bjarnarfjörð. Höskuldur fékk þar góðar viðtökur því að Björn kunni góð skil
á honum.

Bjorn's Fjord. Hoskuld got a good reception there because Bjorn has good
knowledge of him.

Síðan vekur Höskuldur bónorð en Björn svarar því vel og kvaðst það hyggja að
dóttir

Afterwards Hoskuld brings up a proposal and Bjorn answers it approvingly and
says he thinks that his daughter

hans mundi eigi vera betur gift en veik þó til hennar ráða.

would not be (have) better luck but still left it up to her.

En er þetta mál var við Jórunni rætt þá svarar hún á þá leið: "Þann einn
spurdaga höfum

And when this issue was discussed with Jorunn, then she answers in that way,
"We have news

vér til þín Höskuldur að vér viljum þessu vel svara því að vér hyggjum að
fyrir þeirri

of you, Hoskuld, that we will answer this well because we think that for
this (reason?)

konu sé vel séð er þér er gift en þó mun faðir minn mestu af ráða því að eg
mun því

a woman be well seen to? (sjá or vera?) when to you (she) is given in
marriage but still, my father will for the most part have the final decision
because I will

samþykkjast hér um sem hann vill."

consent here regarding (it) as he wishes."

En hvort sem að þessum málum var setið lengur eða skemur þá var það af ráðið
að

And each came to agreement that this issue was settled , (and the) long and
(the) short of it then was it concluded that

Jórunn var föstnuð Höskuldi með miklu fé. Skyldi brullaup það vera á
Höskuldsstöðum.

Jorunn was betrothed to Hoskuld with much money. (The) wedding should be at
Hoskuld's steads.

Ríður Höskuldur nú í brott við svo búið og heim til bús síns og er nú heima
til þess er boð

Hoskuld rides away now as matters stand and home to his farm and stays now
at home until this when this wedding

þetta skyldi vera. Sækir Björn norðan til boðsins með fríðu föruneyti.
Höskuldur hefir og

should be. Bjorn proceeds from the north to the wedding with fine fellow
travelers. Hoskuld has

marga fyrirboðsmenn, bæði vini sína og frændur, og er veisla þessi hin
skörulegasta. En

also many invitees to the feast, both his friends and kinsmen, and this
wedding feast is the most impressive. And

er veisluna þraut þá fer hver heim til sinna heimkynna með góðri vináttu og
sæmilegum gjöfum.

when the wedding feast is concluded then each goes home to his household
with better friendship and honourable gifts.

Jórunn Bjarnardóttir situr eftir á Höskuldsstöðum og tekur við búsumsýslu
með Höskuldi.

Jorunn Bjorn's daughter sits thereafter at Hoskuld's Steads and accepts
management of the household with Hoskuld.



Var það brátt auðsætt á hennar högum að hún mundi vera vitur og vel að sér
og margt vel

It was soon clear by her doings that she would be wise and fine and very
knowledgable



kunnandi og heldur skapstór jafnan. Vel var um samfarar þeirra Höskulds og
ekki margt hversdaglega.

and rather proud-minded always. Their living together, Hoskuld's (and hers)
was good and not very ordinary (coarse?).
Fred and Grace Hatton
Hawley Pa