(1270) Hyndluljóð (Old Norse)
Hyndluljóð Flateyjarbok Freyja kvað: 1. “Vaki mær meyja, vaki mín vina,Hyndla systir, er í helli býr;nú er rökkr rökkra, ríða vit skulumtil Valhallar ok til vés heilags. 2. Biðjum Herjaföðr í hugum sitja,hann geldr ok gefr gull verðungu;gaf hann Hermóði hjalm ok brynju,en Sigmundi sverð at þiggja. 3. Gefr hann sigr sumum, en sumum aura,mælsku […]
(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) Helgakviða Hundingsbana II (Old Norse)
Helgakviða Hundingsbana II Codex Regius manuscript Sigmundr konungr Völsungsson átti Borghildi af Brálundi. Þau hétu son sinn Helga ok eftir Helga Hjörvarðssyni. Helga fóstraði Hagall. Hundingr hét ríkr konungr. Við hann er Hundland kennt. Hann var hermaðr mikill ok átti marga sonu, þá er í hernaði váru. Ófriðr ok dylgjur váru á milli þeira Hundings […]
(1270) Helgakviða Hundingsbana II (English)
Helgakviða Hundingsbana II English translation by Henry Adams Bellows 1923 King Sigmund, the son of Volsung, had as wife Borghild, from Bralund. They named their son Helgi, after Helgi Hjorvarthsson; Hagal was Helgi’s foster-father. Hunding was the name of a powerful king, and Hundland is named from him. He was a mighty warrior, and had […]
(1270) Grímnismál (Old Norse)
Grímnismál Source: Codex Regius manuscript Frá sonum Hrauðungs konungs Hrauðungr konungr átti tvá sonu. Hét annarr Agnarr, en annarr Geirröðr. Agnarr var tíu vetra, en Geirröðr átta vetra. Þeir reru tveir á báti með dorgar sínar at smáfiski. Vindr rak þá í haf út. Í náttmyrkri brutu þeir við land ok gengu upp, fundu kotbónda […]
(1270) Grímnismál (English)
Grímnismál Of the sons of King Hrauthung King Hrauthung had two sons: one was called Agnar, and the other Geirröth. Agnar was ten winters old, and Geirröth eight. Once they both rowed in a boat with their fishing-gear to catch little fish; and the wind drove them out into the sea. In the darkness of […]