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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic


Chapter 60


Christianity Adopted In Iceland

        En um daginn eptir settisk Þorgeirr upp, ok gørði orð í búðir, at menn gengi til Lögbergs. Ok er menn kómu til Lögbergs, mælti hann, at honum þótti þá komit í óvænt efni á landinu, er menn skulu eigi hafa ein lög á landi hér, ok bað, at menn skyldu þat eigi gøra; sagði at þar af mundu gørask bardagar ok ófriðr, ok mundi þat ryðja til landauðnar. Hann sagði ok frá því, at konungar þeir, er annarr hét Dagr, sá var í Danmørku, en sá hét Tryggvi, er var í Noregi, þeir höfðu lengi haldit stríð millim sín, ok þar til er landsmenn námu þá ráðum ór hváru-tveggja ríkinu, ok gørðu frið millim þeirra, svá at þeir vildu eigi; en þat ráð gafsk svá, at þeir sendusk gjafir á millim á fára vetra fresti, ok hélzk þeira vingan meðan þeir lifðu báðir;---"Ok þykki mér þat ráð, at láta þá eigi ráða, er hér gangask með mestu kappi í móti, ok miðlum svá mál millim þeirra, at hvárir-tveggja hafi nokkut til síns máls, en vér höfum allir ein lög ok einn sið; því at þat man satt vera: ef vér slítum lögin, þá slítum vér friðinn." Þorgeirr lauk svá tölunni, at hvárir-tveggja játtu því, at þau lög skyldi halda, er hann réði upp at segja. Þá var þat uppsaga Þorgeirs, at allir menn skyldu vera skírðir á Íslandi, ok trúa á einn Guð; en um barnaútburð ok hrossakjöts át skulu haldask in fornu lög; menn skyldu blóta á laun ef vildi, en varða fjörbaugsgarði, ef váttum kœmi við. Sú heiðni var af tekin nökkurum vetrum síðarr. Allir Norðlendingar ok Sunnlendingar vóru skírðir í Reykjalaugu í Laugardal, er þeir riðu af þingi, því at þeir vildu eigi fara í kalt vatn. Hjalti mælti, er Rúnólfr var skírðr: "Gömlum kennum vér nú goðanum at geifla á saltinu." Þat sumar var skírðr allr þingheimr, er menn riðu heim.

át, n. eating   játta, to consent (55)
barna-útburðr, m. exposure of infants kapp, n. rivalry
efni, n. state kenna, to teach
fár, few land-auðn, f. depopulation
fjörbaugs-garðr, m. the lesser out- laun, f. secrecy (43)
      lawry miðla, to mediate
frestr, m. interval millim, between
gafsk, succeeded (gefask) ófriðr, m. hostility
geifla, to mumble óvænn, unpromising
heiðni, f. heathenism ryðja, to clear the way
hélzk, lasted (haldask) slíta, to split, sever
hrossakjöt, n. horse-flesh stríð, n. conflict
hvárr-tveggja, each uppsaga, f. decision
hvárir-tveggja, both parts varða, to be liable to




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