2. Ætt Bósa ok uppfóstr.
Bosi’s pedigree and upbringing.

Maðr er nefndr Þvari ok var kallaðr Bryn-Þvari.
A man was named Thvari and was called Bryn-Thvari.

Hann bjó skammt frá konungs atsetum.
He lived a short distance from the king’s residence.

Hann hafði verit víkingr mikill inn fyrri hlut ævi sinnar, ok þá er hann var
í víkingu, mætti hann skjaldmey einni, er Brynhildr hét.
He had been the great Viking in the early part of his time, and then when he
was a-viking, he met a certain amazon who was named Brynhildr.
Hún var dóttir Agnars konungs ór Nóatúnum.
She was a daughter of King Agnar of Noatun.

Þau börðust, ok bárust sár á Brynhildi, þangat til at hún var óvíg.
They fought and a wound happened to Brynhildr, til that time she was unable
to fight.

Tók Þvari hana þá til sín ok mikinn fjárhlut með henni.
Thvari took her to himself and much valuables with her.

Hann lét græða hana at heilu, ok var hún síðan hnýtt ok bömluð, ok var hún
því kölluð Brynhildr baga.
He had her healed to health, and she was afterward ?? and ??. and she was
for it called Brynhildr hard-to-get-along-with.

Þvari gerði brúðlaup til hennar, ok sat hún á brúðbekk með hjálm ok brynju,
en þó váru ástir þeira góðar.
Thvari made a wedding feast for her and she sat on the bride’s bench with
helmet and mail, but still their affections were good.2A

Grace Hatton
Hawley, PA