From: Fred and Grace Hatton
Message: 11389
Date: 2010-11-06
> "Seiðmenn einir gøra óvini úr broðrum sínum," segir<Einir> follows <seiðmenn>, so it's 'only'.
> Víga-Óbívan.
> "Some? Only? sorcerers make enemies out of their brothers"
> says Slayer Obiwan.
> ... svá at engi skakkar með þeim,Here I think that <svá at> is 'in such a way that', not 'to
> ... so that no one aids them
> ok er hvárrtveggi inn ákafasti;There's no 'since' there: 'and each of the two is the
> and since each of the two (is) the eager (one)?,
> ... at Víga-Óbívan høggr til Anakins á lærit hogra, svá atSince <lær> seems to be specifically the leg above the knee,
> ór tekr allan vöðvann, ok Anakinn fellr nær í hraun ...
> ... that Slayer Obiwan hews at Anakinns right leg so that
> all muscle is taken off and Anakinn falls near (the) lava
> field ...
> en klæði hans taka at brenna, ok snart hann sjálfr.Here <snart> is the neuter of <snarr> 'swift' used as an
> but his clothing starts to burn and it touched him.
> Með seiðvögnun hafði hann lifat enn, en hann kunni ekki<Kunna> is 'to know': he did not know how to perform it.
> seiða þann seið, er skyldi groða limuna aptr.
> He had still survived with magic ways but he was not able
> to perform that magic which would grow (his) limbs back.
> "Somilega hefi ek þik nefndan Anakin seiðjarl," ...He's saying that the description <seiðjarl> was indeed
> "Honourably have I named you Sorcerer-earl Anakinn," ...
> En margir hermenn Falfaðins göbbuðu Anakin, kölluðuTo be strictly accurate, that's 'Hunting-Anakinn' or
> Veiðr-Anakin, því at þeim þóttisk hlogiligt, at hann hafði
> veidd mýss með tennrnar.
> But many warriors of Palpatine mocked Anakinn, called
> (him) Hunter-Anakinn, because to them (it) seemed
> laughable that he had caught mice with (his) teeth.
> Hermennirnir óttuðusk mann þann, er mætti kofa þann mann<En> here is contrasting the Palpatine's behavior with that
> er hann snart eigi við, en Falfaðinn konungr lofaði hann
> því meira, kallaði hann inn mesta seiðmann.
> The warriors feared that man, who was able to choke a man
> when did not touch him, and King Palpatine praised him
> more for it, called him the greatest sorcerer.