(1270) Hamðismál (Old Norse)
Hamðismál 1. Spruttu á tái tregnar íðir,græti alfa in glýstömu;ár of morgin manna bölvasútir hverjar sorg of kveykva. 2. Var-a þat nú né í gær,þat hefir langt liðit síðan,– er fátt fornara, fremr var þat halfu, –er hvatti Guðrún Gjúka borin,sonu sína unga at hefna Svanhildar: 3. “Systir var ykkur Svanhildr of heitin,sú er Jörmunrekkr […]
(1270) Hamðismál (English)
Hamðismál 1. Great the evils | once that grew,With the dawning sad | of the sorrow of elves;In early mom | awake for menThe evils that grief | to each shall bring. 2. Not now, nor yet | of yesterday was it,Long the time | that since hath lapsed,So that little there is | that […]
(1270) Oddrúnarkviða (Old Norse)
Oddrúnarkviða Heiðrekr hét konungr. Dóttir hans hét Borgný. Vilmundr hét sá, er var friðill hennar. Hon mátti eigi fæða börn, áðr til kom Oddrún Atlasystir. Hon hafði verit unnusta Gunnars Gjúkasonar. Um þessa sögu er hér kveðit: 1. Heyrða ek segja í sögum fornum,hvé mær of kom til Mornalands;engi mátti fyr jörð ofanHeiðreks dóttur hjalpir […]
(1270) Oddrúnarkviða (English)
Oddrúnarkviða Heithrek was the name of a king, whose daughter was called Borgny. Vilmund was the name of the man who was her lover. She could not give birth to a child until Oddrun, Atli’s sister, had come to her; Oddrun had been beloved of Gunnar, son of Gjuki. About this story is the following […]
(1270) Guðrúnarkviða I (Old Norse)
Guðrúnarkviða I Guðrún sat yfir Sigurði dauðum. Hon grét eigi sem aðrar konur, en hon var búinn til at springa af harmi. Til gengu bæði konur ok karlar at hugga hana, en þat var eigi auðvelt. Þat er sögn manna, at Guðrún hefði etit af Fáfnis hjarta ok hon skilði því fugls rödd. – Þetta […]
(1270) Guðrúnarkviða I (English)
Guðrúnarkviða I Guthrun sat by the dead Sigurth; she did not weep as other women, but her heart was near to bursting with grief. The men and women came to her to console her, but that was not easy to do. It is told of men that Guthrun had eaten of Fafnir’s heart, and that […]