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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic


Chapter 50


King Athelstan's Message

        Aðalsteinn hét þá konungr í Englandi, er þá hafði nýtekit við konungdómi; hann var kallaðr hinn sigrsæli ok hinn trúfasti. Hann sendi menn til Noregs á fund Haralds konungs með þesskonar sending, at sendimaðr gekk fyrir konung; hann selr konungi sverð gullbúit með hjöltum ok meðalkafla, ok öll umgerð var búin með gulli ok silfri ok sett dýrligum gimsteinum. Hélt sendimaðrinn sverðshjöltunum til konungsins ok mælti: "Hér er sverð er Aðalsteinn konungr sendi þér ok mæltí at þú skyldir við taka." Konungr tók meðalkaflann, ok þegar mælti sendimaðrinn: "Nú tóktu svá við sem várr konungr vildi, ok nú skaltu vera þegn hans, er þú tókt við sverði hans." Haraldr konungr skildi nú, at þetta var með spotti gørt, en hann vildi enskis manns þegn vera. En þó mintisk hann þess, sem hans háttr var, at hvert sinn er skjót œði eða reiði hljóp á hann, at hann stilti sik fyrst, ok lét svá renna af sér reiðina ok leit á sakar úreiðr. Nú gørir hann enn svá, ok bar þetta fyrir vini sína, ok finna þeir allir saman hér ráð til; þat hit fyrsta at láta sendimenn heim fara úspilta.

dýrligr, precious   sending, f. message
enskis (g.s.), no sigrsæll, victorious
gimsteinn, m. gem skildi, understood (skilja)
gullbúinn, adorned with gold skjótr, quick
háttr, m. custom spott, n. mockery
hjölt, n. pl. (17) stilti, restrained (stilla)
meðalkafli, m. (17) trúfastr, faithful
mintisk, bore in mind (minnask) umgerð, f. scabbard
nýtekit, newly taken úreiðr, not angry
reiði, f. anger úspiltr, unharmed
sakar, pl. of sök f. thing þegn, m. retainer, vassal
selja, to give, hand þesskonar, of this kind
sendimaðr, m. messenger (27) œði, n. temper




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