Easy Readings In Old Icelandic
Chapter 18
The Everlasting
Battle
Orrosta
er kölluð Hjaðninga veðr eða él, ok vápn Hjaðninga eldar eða vendir. Enn
sjá saga er til þess: konungr sá, er Högni er nefndr, átti dóttur, er
Hildr hét. Hana tók at herfangi ungr farinn i konunga-stefnu; enn er hann
spurði, at herjat var í ríki hans, ok dóttir hans var í braut tekin, þá
fór hann með sínu liði at leita Heðins, ok spurði til hans, at Heðinn
hafði siglt norðr með landi. Þá er Högni konungr kom i Noreg, spurði hann,
at Heðinn hafði siglt vestr um haf. Þá siglir Högni eptir honum allt til
Orkneyja; ok er hann kom þar sem heitir Háey, þá var þar fyrir Heðinn
með lið sitt. Þá fór Hildr á fund föður síns, ok bauð honum men at sætt
af hendi Heðins, enn í öðru orði sagði hon, at Heðinn væri búinn at berjask,
ok ætti Högni af honum øngrar vægðar ván. Högni svarar stirt dóttur sinni;
enn er hon hitti Heðin, sagði hon honum, at Högni vildi ønga sætt, ok
bað hann búask til orrostu, ok svá gera þeir hvárirtveggju, ganga upp
á eyna ok fylkja liðinu. Þá kallar Heðinn á Högna, mág sinn, ok bauð honum
sætt ok mikit gull at bótum. Þá svarar Högni: "Of síð bauðtu þetta,
ef þú vill sættask, því at nú hefi ek dregit Dáinsleif, er dvergarnir
gørðu, er mannsbani skal verða, hvert sinn er bert er, ok aldri bilar
í höggvi, ok ekki sár grœr, ef þar skeinisk af." Þá svarar Heðinn:
"Sverði hœlir þú þar, enn eigi sigri; þat kalla ek gott sverð, er
dróttinholt er." Þá hófu þeir orrustu þá, er Hjaðninga-víg er kallat,
ok börðusk þann dag allan, ok at kveldi fóru konungar til skipa. Enn Hildr
gekk of nóttina til valsins, ok vakði upp með fjölkyngi alla þá, er dauðir
váru, ok annan dag gengu konungarnir á vígvöllinn ok börðust, ok svá allir
þeir, er féllu hinn fyrra daginn. Fór nú svá sú orrosta hvern dag eptir
annann, at allir þeir, er féllu, ok öll vápn, þau er lágu á vígvelli,
ok svá hlífar, urðu at grjóti. Enn er dagaði, stóðu upp allir dauðir menn
ok börðust, ok öll vápn váru þá nýt. Svá er sagt í kvæðum, at Hjaðningar
skulu svá bíða Ragnarøkkrs.
bauð, offered (bjóða) |
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lágu, lay (liggja) |
berjask, to fight |
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leita, to search for |
bert. n. of berr, bare |
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mágr, m. father-in-law |
bila, to fail |
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mannsbani, m. a man's
death |
börðusk, fought (berjask) |
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men, n. neck-ring |
bót, f. compensation |
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Noregr, m. Norway |
búask, to get ready |
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nýtr, useful |
búinn, ready |
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orði, í öðru, otherwise |
daga, to dawn |
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Orkneyjar, f. pl. the
Orkneys |
Dáinsleif, f. the sword
left by Dáinn |
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Ragna-røkkr, n. the
Twilight of the Gods |
dregit, drawn (draga) |
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síð, of, too late |
dróttinhollr, faithful
to one's lord |
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sigla, to sail |
él, n. tempest |
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sigr, m. victory (17) |
ey, f. island |
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sinn, n. time |
fjölkyngi, f. magic |
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skeinask, to be grazed |
fundr, m. meeting |
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spurði, learned (spyrja) |
fylkja, to draw up |
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stefna, f. meeting |
fyrri, previous |
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stirt, stiffly (stirðr) |
grjót, n. stone |
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sætt, f. peace-making |
grœr, grows whole (gróa) |
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sættask, to make peace |
Háey, f. Hoy |
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urðu, turned (verða) |
herfang, n. plunder |
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vakði, wakened (vekja) |
herja, to plunder |
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valr, m. those slain
in battle |
hitti, met (hitta, 12) |
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ván, f. expectation
(9) |
Hjaðningar, m. pl. Heðin's
folk |
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vápn, n. weapon (15) |
hlíf, f. shield |
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veðr, n. storm |
hófu, began (hefja) |
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vendir, pl. of vöndr,
m. wand, rod |
höggvi, dat. s. of högg
(17) |
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vígvöllr m. battlefield |
hvárirtveggju, both
(10) |
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vægð, f. sparing |
hœla, to boast of |
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ætti, might have (eiga) |
kveld, n. evening (2) |
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øngr, no. |
kvæði, n. poem (13)
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