Maðr hét Veiði-Anakinn. Hann vas hirðmaðr Falfaðins ok stýrði liði hans;
hann vas inn mesti
A man was called Anakinn-Hunter. He was Palpatine’s retainer and captained
his company. He was the worst
ójafnaðarmaðr, en vel menntr, ok vas hann fordæðumaðr mikill. Engi sá
yfirlit hans, því at hann
overbearing man, but well accomplished and was a great sorcerer. None saw
his appearance because he
hafði jafnan yfir hǫfðinu mikinn hrafnblán hjálm, ok fylgði þeim hjálmi
hrafnblá gríma fyr
always had a great raven-black helmet over his head, and a raven-black mask
accompanied it before
andlitinu ok hrafnblá kápa. Máligr maðr vas Veiði-Anakinn eigi, en þá es
hann talaði, vas raustin
his face and a raven-black cloak. Anakinn-hunter was not a talkative man,
but then when he spoke, his voice
hans hræðileg ok dimm, ok hverr andi hans svá auðheyranleg ok byljandi sem
inn mesti stormr.
was fearsome and dark and each of his breaths so easily heard and bellowing
as the worst storm.
Menn flestir kǫlluðu hann Veiðr, en allir óttuðusk hann, ok kunni hann svá
yrkja, at menn falli til
Most men called him Vader, but all hated him and he was able to make it so
that men fall to
jarðar kveljandi, þeygi Veiðr snerti þá.
the earth being tortured, yet Vader did not touch them.
Veiðr frá, at Artú Dítússon hafði ráðit skipgørðinni í Koruskantborg, ok
hann kunni illa tíðendum
Vader learned that R2 D2’s son had planned the ship-building in
Coruscantborg, and he knew these bad news
þessum, því at hann mundi eptir, at Artú hafði áðr verit þræll Jeðifirðinga,
hans óvina. En þá es
because he remembered back that R2 had previously been a thrall of the Jedi
Firthers, his enemies. But when
hann spurði hvar Artú vas á skipi Beilorganas konungs ok sótti Hjaltland,
hann grunar at Artú
he learned where R2 was, on a ship of King Beilorgana and bound for
Shetland, he suspects that R2
møndi hafa ráðit Falfaðni konungi illa. Sigldi Veiðr skipi sínu Stjǫrnufreka
ok leitaði skips
must have advised King Palpatine badly. Vader sailed his ship, Harsh?-Star
and looked for this ship
þessa, ok fann þat af Íslandi. Menn hans gingu upp á skipit, ok vas þar
bardagi inn harðasti.
and found it off Iceland. His men boarded the ship and there was the most
furious battle.
Leia konungsdóttir sér, at írskir tapaðask, ok bauð hon Artú ok Þrípíó
svimma til fjǫru ok þar
Leia, (the) king’s daughter sees, that (the) Irish were lost and she bade R2
and 3-P-O to swim to shore and there
leita Víga-Óbívan Kvæggansson, ef hann lifði enn. Gefr hon Artú boð, þat es
hann skyli gefa
find Slayer Obiwan Kvaeggan’s son, if he was still alive. She gives R2 an
order that which he should give
Víga-Óbívani; vas þat boð skrifit með rúnum, ok kunni Artú eigi ráða rúnar.
Slayer Obiwan; that order was written in runes and R2 did not know (how) to
read runes.
Þat vǭru nekkverir smábátar á því skipi, þeir es hingu á skutstafni; einn
þeirra leysti Leia
Some small boats were on that ship, those which hung on (the) stern; Leia,
(the) king’s daughter, released on of those
konungsdóttir, ok undir honum summu Dítússynir.
and under it swam D2’s sons.
Hermaðr Veiðrar sér smábát, ok hann segir, “Þar siglir annarr smábátr.”
Warrior Vader sees (the) small boat and he says, “There sails some small
boat.”
“Eigi skjót þeim,” mælti annarr hermaðr, “Þat es etki kvikvendi á báti. Þat
mun hafa verit gallat
“Don’t shoot them,” said another warrior, “ there is nothing living on (the)
boat. It will have been a resounding?
øxarhǫgg, es leysti hann.”
axe blow that released it.”