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