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Chapter 29


Ragnar's Sons Avenge Their Father

        Ok er synir Ragnars konungs spyrja þessi tiðendi, þá fara þeir vestr til Englands, ok berjask við Ellu konung; ok af því at Ívarr vildi eigi berjask ok ekki hans fólk, enn landherrinn var drjúgr, þá fengu þeir ósigr, ok fóru við svá búit heim til Danmarkar. Enn Ívarr var eftir í Englandi, ok fór á fund Ellu konungs, ok beiddisk af honum bóta fyrir föður sinn. Ok fyrir því at Ella konungr sá, at Ívarr vildi eigi berjask með brœðrum sínum í móti honum, þá þótti honum trúlegt at gøra sætt við hann. Ívarr bað konung gefa honum svá mikit af landi í föðurgjöld, sem hann breiddi yfir ena mestu öldungshúð, því at hann segir sér eigi vel munu frítt at fara heim fyrir brœðrum sínum. Ellu þótti þetta eigi ótrúlegt, ok bundu þeir með þessu sætt sína. Tekr Ívarr nú húðina hráblauta, ok lætr þenja sem mest; ok síðan lætr hann rísta húðina í enn mjóvasta streng, ok klýfr síðan sér hvárt hárram ok holdrosu; síðan lætr hann draga um einn sléttan völl, ok marka þar um utan grundvöll: hann reisir þar á sterka borgarveggi, ok er sú borg nú kölluð Jórvík. Hann vingaðisk við alt landsfólk, ok mest við höfðingja, ok svá kom, at allir höfðingjar hétu honum trúnaði ok brœðrum hans. Síðan sendir hann boð til brœðra sinna, ok segir, at þá er meiri ván at þeir megi hefna föður síns, ef þeir koma með her til Englands.

beiddisk, asked (4, 9)   klýfr, splits (kljúfa)
borgarveggr, m. town wall landherr, m. country's army
bóta, gen. of bœtr landsfólk, n. people of the country
breiddi, spread (breiða) marka, to mark
bœtr, f. pl. compensation mjóvasti, slenderest (mjórr)
drjúgr, numerous ósigr, m. defeat
föðurgjöld, n. pl. payment for a ótrúlegr, incredible
father reisa, to raise
frítt, safe (fríðr) rísta, to slit
grundvöllr, m. foundation sléttr, level, smooth
hárramr, m. hair side sterkr, strong
hefna, to avenge strengr, m. thong
hétu, promised (heita) sætt, f. peace (18)
höfðingi, m. chief trúlegr, safe
holdrosa, f. flesh-side trúnaðr, m. loyalty
hráblautr, raw and soft vingask, to make friendship
húð, f. hide völlr, m. plain
hvárt, each; sér hv., each by itself þenja, to stretch
Jórvík, f. York öldungshúð, f. bull's hide




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