(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) 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) Dráp Niflunga (Old Norse)
Dráp Niflunga Gunnarr ok Högni tóku þá gullit allt, Fáfnis arf. Ófriðr var þá í milli Gjúkunga ok Atla. Kenndi hann Gjúkungum völd um andlát Brynhildar. Þat var til sætta, at þeir skyldu gifta hánum Guðrúnu, ok gáfu henni óminnisveig at drekka, áðr hon játti at giftast Atla. Synir Atla váru þeir Erpr ok Eitill, […]
(1270) Dráp Niflunga (English)
Dráp Niflunga Gunnar and Hogni then took all the gold that Fafnir had had. There was strife between the Gjukungs and Atli, for he held the Gjukungs guilty of Brynhild’s death. It was agreed that they should give him Guthrun as wife, and they gave her a draught of forgetfulness to drink before she would […]
(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 […]