(1270) Sigurðarkviða in Meiri (Old Norse)
Sigurðarkviða in Meiri 1. Eldr nam at æsask en jörð at skjalfaok hár logi við himni gnæfa;fár treystisk þar fylkis rekkaeld at ríða né yfir stíga. 2. Sigurðr Grana sverði keyrði;eldr sloknaði fyrir öðlingi,logi allr lægðisk fyrir lofgjörnum,bliku reiði er Reginn átti— — — Brynhildr kvað: 3. “Sigurðr vá at ormi, en þat síðan munengum […]
(1270) Sigurðarkviða in Meiri (Enlgish)
Sigurðarkviða in Meiri Hogni spake: 1. “(What evil deed | has Sigurth) done,That the hero’s life | thou fain wouldst have?” Gunnar spake: 2. “Sigurth oaths | to me hath sworn,Oaths hath sworn, | and all hath broken;He betrayed me there | where truest allHis oaths, methinks, | he ought to have kept.” Hogni spake: […]
(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) Grípisspá (Old Norse)
Grípisspá Codex Regius manuscript Sigmundr Völsungsson var konungr á Frakklandi. Sinfjötli var elztr hans sona, annarr Helgi, þriði Hámundr. Borghildr, kona Sigmundar, átti bróður, er hét . . . . . . En Sinfjötli, stjúpson hennar, ok . . . . . . báðu einnar konu báðir, ok fyrir þá sök drap Sinfjötli hann. En […]
(1270) Grípisspá (English)
Grípisspá English translation by Henry Adams Bellows 1923 Sigmundr son of Völsung was king in Frankland. Sinfjötli was his eldest son, the second Helgi, and the third Hámundr. Borghildr, Sigmund’s queen, had a brother, who was called . . . . But Sinfjötli, her stepson, and . . . both sought the hand of the […]