Richard emailed me that he wanted to take part in the translations, but was experiencing techinical difficulties in that his tranlation would not post, so I am pasting what he sent me below:


Hrani Saga Hrings

The story of Ring-Hrani


1. kafli - Frá Gnúpa-Bárði ok sonum hans

Chapter 1 - Of Gnúpa-Barður and his sons


Bárðr hét maðr, sonr Heyangrs-Bjarnar hersis úr Sogni. Hann fór út til Íslands í landnámatíð ok nam Bárðardal allan frá Kálfborgará til Svartár beggja vegna. Hann bjó at Lundarbrekku. Hans synir vóru þeir Þorsteinn ok Sigmundr, Nefsteinn ok Egill.


Barður was a man, son of Heyangrs-Björn, who ruled over Sogni. He travelled out to Iceland during the settlement period and took all of Bárðardal (Bard-valley) from Kálfborgará (calf-town-river) to both sides of the Svartár (black river). He lived at Lundarbrekka (wood-slope). His sons were Þorsteinn, Sigmundr, Nefsteinn, and Egill.


Bárði þótti eigi viðra vel í dalnum ok eirði því ekki þar til lengdar. Eitt vor sendi hann syni sína suðr yfir heiðar at forvitnast, hversu þar félli út veðráttufar. Var þat um gói. Kómu þeir aftr at hálfs mánaðar fresti ok létu vel af landi. Fundu þeir þá góubitla ok annan gróðr. Annat vor tók Bárðr sik upp með allan sinn varnað ok fór suðr Vonarskarð, þar nú heitir Bárðargata. Hann nam síðan Fljótshverfi ok bjó at Gnúpi, ok var hann því Gnúpa-Bárðr kallaðr.


The weather in the valley seemed poor to Bárðr, and he could not relax there in the long run. One spring he sent his sons south over the heaths to inquire how the weather flows out (better: how the weather develops). That was in Goi (Feb-March). They came back after a half-month delay and spoke well of the land. There they found horsetail* and other plants. The next spring, Bárður moved away with all his goods and went south (through) Vonarskarð (hope-pass), which is now called Bárðargata (Bárður’s way). He then took Fljótshverfi (river-area) and lived at Gnúpi (Peak), and he was called Gnúpa-Bárðr (Peak-Bard).


* góubeitill and klóelting are synonyms according to http://www.ni.is/media/midlunogthjonusta/utgafa/Fjolrit_51_140808.pdf


En Egill, sonr Bárðar, bjó eftir at Lundarbrekku. Hann átti Salgerði, dóttur Þóris snepils at Lundi. Þeirra sonr var Hrani hringr, sem því var kallaðr hringr, at hann hafði rauðan hring á vinstri kinn. Hrani var snemma gerviligr ok inn mesti maðr.


But Egill, son of Bárðr, lived back at Lundarbrekka. He married Salgerður, daughter of Thorir the flap/snip/scrap?? of Lundi. Their son was Ring-Hrani, who was named Ring because he had a red ring on his left cheek. Hrani was soon accomplished and the biggest man.





2. kafli - Útkoma Helga króks ok landnám

Chapter 2 - Result of Hook-Helgi and his settlement


Maðr er nefndr Helgi krókr, sonr Goðlaugs Ásgeirssonar úr Sogni. Hann fór frá Suðreyjum til Íslands ok hélt skipi sínu í Skjálfandafljótsós. Hann var skyldr Agli á Lundarbrekku ok Þorsteini í Reykjahlíð. Helgi reið frá skipi sínu at Lundarbrekku. Þeir feðgar tóku vel við honum, ok var hann þar um hríð.


There was a man named Hook-Helgi, son of Goðlaugr, son of Ásgeir from Sogni. He went out from Suðeyrum (south islands) to Iceland and landed (stopped his ship) at Skjálfandafljótsós (shivering/shaking-river-estuary). He was related to Agla at Lundabrekka and Þorsteinn at Reykjahlið (smokey-hill). Helgi rode from his ship at Lundabrekka. The father and son (Agla and his son?) received him well, and he was there for a while.


Eitt sinn kom hann at máli við Egil, at hann vildi staðfestast þar í dalnum, en þá var allr Bárðardalr byggðr.


One time he came to speak with Egill that he wanted to dwell there in the valley, but all of Bárður Valley was settled.


Egill mælti: "Hugat hefi ek at bólfestu hér fram til dala, ok er víða mjök byggiligt, ok skaltu eiga land allt milli Skjálfandafljóts ok Mjóadalsár fram til Sanda."


Egill spoke: “I have intended to lease the land from here to the valleys, as it is largely very habitable, and you shall have all the land between Skjálfandaá (shivering/shaking river) and Mjóadalsá (narrow-valley-river) up to Sandi (sands).


Eftir þetta riðu þeir Egill ok Helgi krókr at heiman ok skoðuðu landit ok kölluðu Króksdal fram með fljóti. Helgi reisti bæ á Króksdal ok kallaði Helgastaði. Hann átti konu þá, er Hallveig hét.


After that Egill and Hook-Helgi rode home, and looked at the land, and called it Króksdal (Hook-valley) along the river. Helgi built a farm at Króksdal and called it Helgistaður (Helgi-place). He had a wife there, who was named Hallveig.