(1270) Hyndluljóð (English)
Hyndluljóð Flateyjarbok Freyja spake: 1. “Maiden, awake! | wake thee, my friend,My sister Hyndla, | in thy hollow cave!Already comes darkness, | and ride must weTo Valhall to seek | the sacred hall. 2. The favor of Heerfather | seek we to find,To his followers gold | he gladly gives;To Hermoth gave he | helm […]
(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) Sigurðarkviða in Skamma (Old Norse)
Sigurðarkviða in skamma 1. Ár var, þats Sigurðr sótti Gjúka,Völsungr ungi, er vegit hafði;tók við tryggðum tveggja bræðra,seldusk eiða eljunfræknir. 2. Mey buðu hánum ok meiðma fjölð,Guðrúnu ungu, Gjúka dóttur;drukku ok dæmðu dægr margt samanSigurðr ungi ok synir Gjúka. 3. Unz þeir Brynhildar biðja fóru,svá at þeim Sigurðr reið í sinniVölsungr ungi, ok vega kunni;hann […]
(1270) Sigurðarkviða in Skamma (English)
Sigurðarkviða in skamma 1. Of old did Sigurth | Gjuki seek,The Volsung young, | in battles victor;Well he trusted | the brothers twain,With mighty oaths | among them sworn. 2. A maid they gave him, | and jewels many,Guthrun the young, | the daughter of Gjuki;They drank and spake | full many a day,Sigurth the […]