(1270) Guðrúnarhvöt (Old Norse)

Guðrúnarhvöt Guðrún gekk þá til sævar, er hon hafði drepit Atla. Gekk hon út á sæinn ok vildi fara sér. Hon mátti eigi sökkva. Rak hana yfir fjörðinn á land Jónakrs konungs. Hann fekk hennar. Þeira synir váru þeir Sörli ok Erpr ok Hamðir. Þar fæddist upp Svanhildr Sigurðardóttir. Hon var gift Jörmunrekk inum ríkja. […]

(1270) Guðrúnarhvöt (English)

Guðrúnarhvöt Guthrun went forth to the sea after she had slain Atli. She went out into the sea and fain would drown herself, but she could not sink. The waves bore her across the fjord to the land of King Jonak; he took her as wife; their sons were Sorli and Erp and Hamther. There […]

(1270) Helreið Brynhildar (Old Norse)

Helreið Brynhildar Eftir dauða Brynhildar váru gör bál tvau, annat Sigurði, ok brann þat fyrr, enn Brynhildr var á öðru brennd, ok var hon í reið þeiri, er guðvefjum var tjölduð. Svá er sagt, at Brynhildr ók með reiðinni á helveg ok fór um tún, þar er gýgr nökkur bjó. Gýgrin kvað: 1. “Skaltu í […]

(1270) Helreið Brynhildar (English)

Helreið Brynhildar After the death of Brynhild there were made two bale-fires, the one for Sigurth, and that burned first, and on the other was Brynhild burned, and she was on a wagon which was covered with a rich cloth. Thus it is told, that Brynhild went in the wagon on Hel-way, and passed by […]