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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic


Chapter 15


Hrolf Kraki at Uppsala

        Aðils konungr sendi boð Hrólfi kraka, mági sínum, at hann kvæmi til liðveizlu við hann, ok hét mála öllum her hans, meðan þeir væri í ferðinni, enn konungr sjálfr skyldi eignask þrjá kostgripi, þá er hann kaus or Svíþjóð. Hrólfr konungr mátti eigi fara fyrir ófriði þeim er hann átti við Saxa, enn þó sendi hann Aðilsi berserki sína tólf; þar var einn Böðvarr bjarki ok Hjalti hugprúði, Hvíserkr hvati, Vöttr, Víðseti, þeir brœðr Svipdagr ok Beiguðr. Í þeirri orrostu féll Áli konungr ok mikill hluti liðs hans. Þá tók Aðils konungr af honum dauðum hjálminn Hildisvín, ok hest hans, Hrafn. Þá tók Aðils konungr af honom dauðum hjálminn Hildisvín, ok hest hans, Hrafn. Þá beiddusk þeir berserkir Hrólfs kraka at taka mála sinn, þrjú pund gulls hverr þeira, ok um fram beiddusk þeir at flytja Hrólfi kraka kostgripi, þá er þeir kusu til handa honum; þat var hjálmrinn Hildigöltr ok brynjan Finnsleif, er hvergi fest vápn á, ok gullhringr sá, er kallaðr var Svíagríss, er átt höfðu langfeðar Aðils. Enn konungr varnaði allra gripanna, ok eigi heldr galt hann málann; fóru berserkirnir braut, ok undu illa sínum hlut, sögðu svá búit Hrólfi kraka ; ok jafnskjótt byrjaði hann ferð sína til Uppsala, ok er hann kom skipum sínum i ána Fýri, þá reið hann til Uppsala, ok með honum tólf berserkir hans, allir griðalausir.

á, f. river   búit, svá, as it was
beiddusk, requested (beiðask 4) byrja, to begin
berserkr, m. berserk eignask, get for oneself
boð, n. message ferð, f. journey, expedition
braut, away (9) festi, took hold (festa)
brynja, f. mail-coat flytja, to convey
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galt, paid (gjalda) kostrgripr (7)
griðalauss, without safe-conduct kusu, chose
gripr, m. (7) kvæmi, should come (koma)
gríss, m. pig langfeðgar, m. pl. ancestors
handa, til (9) lið, n. force, army
heldr, more liðveizla, f. assistance
hestr. m. horse mágr, m. kinsman
hjálmr, m. helmet máli, m. pay
hluti, m. part ófriðr, m. warfare
Hrafn, m. Raven orrosta, f. battle
hugprúðr, gallant pund, n. pound
hvatr, active, bold reið, rode (riða)
hvergi, nowhere Saxar, m. pl. Saxons
hverr, each um fram, in addition
illa, badly undu, were pleased (una)
jafnskjótt, immediately varnaði, refused (varna)
kaus, chose (kjósa) vápn, n. weapon
kom, brought




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