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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic


Chapter 12


The Peace of Frothi

        Hví er gull kallat mjöl Fróða? Til þess er saga sjá, at Skjöldr hét sonr Óðins, er Skjöldungar eru frá komnir; hann hafði atsetu ok réð löndum, þar sem nú er kölluð Danmörk, enn þá var kallat Gotland. Skjöldr átti þann son, er Fri'leifr hét, er löndum réð eptir hann. Sonr Friðleifs hét Fróði: hann tók konungdóm eptir föður sinn, í þann tíð er Ágústus keisari lagði frið um heim allan; þá var Kristr borinn. Enn fyrir því at Fróði var allra konunga ríkastr á norðrlöndum, þá var honum kendr friðrinn um alla danska tungu, ok kalla Norðmenn þat Fróðafrið. Engi maðr grandaði öðrum, þótt hann hitti fyrir sér föðurbana eða bróðurbana lausan eða bundinn. Þá var ok engi þjófr eða ránsmaðr, svá at gullhringr einn lá á Jalangrs-heiði lengi.

atseta, f. seat   konungr, m. king
borinn, born (bera) konungdómr, m. kingdom
bróðurbani, m. slayer of one's lá, lay (liggja, 6)
      brother lagði, laid (leggja, 4)
bundinn, bound (binda) lauss, loose
danskr, Danish. mjöl, n. meal
föðurbani, m. slayer of one's norðrlönd, n. pl. the northern
      father lands
friðr, m. peace ránsmaðr, m. robber
granda, to injure ríkastr, most powerful
gull, n. gold saga, f. story
gullhringr, m. a gold ring Skjöldungar, m. pl. the Danish
heiðr, f. heath       kings
hitti, found (hitta) tíð, f. time (í þann tíð = í þá tíð)
Jalangr, Jellings in Jutland tunga, f. tongue, language;
keisari, m. emperor       dönsk tunga = Norðrlönd
kendr, ascribed (kenna) þjófr, m. thief




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