(1270) Rígsþula (Old Norse)
Rígsþula Wormanius Codex Svá segja menn í fornum sögum, at einnhverr af ásum, sá er Heimdallr hét, fór ferðar sinnar ok fram með sjóvarströndu nökkurri, kom at einum húsabæ ok nefndist Rígr. Eftir þeiri sögu er kvæði þetta: 1. Ár kváðu ganga grænar brautiröflgan ok aldinn ás kunnigan,ramman ok röskvan Ríg stíganda. 2. Gekk hann […]
(1270) Rígsþula (English)
Rígsþula Wormanius Codex They tell in old stories that one of the gods, whose name was Heimdall, went on his way along a certain seashore, and came to a dwelling, where he called himself Rig. According to these stories is the following poem: 1. Men say there went | by ways so greenOf old the […]
(1270) Baldrs Draumar – Vegtamskviða (Old Norse)
Baldrs Draumar – Vegtamskviða Arnamagnæan Codex 1. Senn váru æsir allir á þingiok ásynjur allar á máli,ok um þat réðu ríkir tívar,hví væri Baldri ballir draumar. 2. Upp reis Óðinn, alda gautr,ok hann á Sleipni söðul of lagði;reið hann niðr þaðan niflheljar til;mætti hann hvelpi, þeim er ór helju kom. 3. Sá var blóðugr um […]
(1270) Baldrs Draumar – Vegtamskviða (English)
Baldrs Draumar – Vegtamskviða Arnamagnæan Codex 1. Once were the gods | together met,And the goddesses came | and council held,And the far-famed ones | the truth would find,Why baleful dreams | to Baldr had come. 2. Then Othin rose, | the enchanter old,And the saddle he laid | on Sleipnir’s back;Thence rode he down […]
(1270) Sigrdrífumál (Old Norse)
Sigrdrífumál Source: Codex Regius manuscript Sigurðr reið upp á Hindarfjall ok stefndi suðr til Frakklands. Á fjallinu sá hann ljós mikit, svá sem eldr brynni, ok ljómaði af til himins. En er hann kom at, þá stóð þar skjaldborg ok upp ór merki. Sigurðr gekk í skjaldborgina ok sá , at þar lá maðr ok […]
(1270) Sigrdrífumál (English)
Sigrdrífumál English translation by Henry Adams Bellows 1923 Sigurth rode up on Hindarfjoll and turned southward toward the land of the Franks. On the mountain he saw a great light, as if fire were burning, and the glow reached up to heaven. And when he came thither, there stood a tower of shields, and above […]
(1270) Fáfnismál (Old Norse)
Fáfnismál Source: Codex Regius manuscript Sigurðr ok Reginn fóru upp á Gnitaheiði ok hittu þar slóð Fáfnis, þá er hann skreið til vatns. Þar gerði Sigurðr gröf mikla á veginum, ok gekk Sigurðr þar í. En er Fáfnir skreið af gullinu, blés hann eitri, ok hraut þat fyrir ofan höfuð Sigurði. En er Fáfnir skreið […]
(1270) Fáfnismál (English)
Fáfnismál English translation by Henry Adams Bellows 1923 Sigurth and Regin went up to the Gnitaheith, and found there the track that Fafnir made when he crawled to water. Then Sigurth made a great trench across the path, and took his place therein. When Fafnir crawled from his gold, he blew out venom, and it […]
(1270) Reginsmál (Old Norse)
Reginsmál Source: Codex Regius manuscript Sigurðr gekk til stóðs Hjálpreks ok kaus sér af hest einn, er Grani var kallaðr síðan. Þá var kominn Reginn til Hjálpreks, sonr Hreiðmars. Hann var hverjum manni hagari ok dvergr of vöxt. Hann var vitr, grimmr ok fjölkunnigr. Reginn veitti Sigurði fóstr ok kennslu ok elskaði hann mjök. Hann […]
(1270) Reginsmál (English)
Reginsmál English translation by Henry Adams Bellows 1923 Sigurth went to Hjalprek’s stud and chose for himself a horse, who thereafter was called Grani. At that time Regin, the son of Hreithmar, was come to Hjalprek’s home; he was more ingenious than all other men, and a dwarf in stature; he was wise, fierce and […]