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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic


Chapter 17


The Sword Tyrfing

        Konungr hét Sigrlami; svá er sagt, at hann væri son Óðins; hans son hét Svafrlami; hann tók ríki eftir föður sinn; hann var enn mesti hermaðr. Ok einn dag, er konungr reið á veiðar, og hann varð einn sinna manna, sá hann einn steinn mikinn við sólarsetr, ok þar hjá dverga tvá; konungr vígði þá utan steins með málasaxi; þeir beiddu fjörlausnar. Konungr mælti: "Hvat heiti þit?" Annarr nefndisk Dvalinn, enn annarr Dulinn. Konungr mælti: "Af því at þit eruð allra dverga hagastir, þá skulu þit gera mér sverð, sem bezt kunni þit; hjöltin ok meðalkaflinn skal vera af gulli; þat skal svá bíta járn sem klæði, ok aldri ryðr á festask; því skal fylgja sigr í orrostum ok einvígjum, hverjum er berr." Þessu játta þeir, konungr ríðr heim. Enn er stefnudagr kemr, þá ríðr konungr til steinsins; eru þá dvergarnir úti, ok fengu konungi sverðit, ok var et fríðasta. Enn er Dvalinn stóð í steinsdurum, þá mælti hann: "Sverð þitt, Svafrlami, verðr manns bani hvert sinn er brugðit er, ok með því skulu unnin vera þrjú níðingsverk; þat skal ok verða þinn bani." Þá hjó konungr sverðinu til dverganna; hlupu þeir í steininn; höggit kom ok í steininn, ok fal báða eggteina, þvíat dyrnar lukusk aptr á steininum. Konungr kallaði sverðit Tyrfing, ok bar hann jafnan í orrostum ok einvígjum, ok hafði jafnan sigr.

annarr, the one, the other   hagastr, most skilful (hagr)
bani, m. death (14) hermaðr, m. warrior
beiddu, begged for (beiða, 5) hjá, beside
berr, bears it (bera) hjó, struck (höggva)
brugðit, drawn (bregða) hjölt, n. pl. pommel and guard
dyrr, f. pl. doorway hlupu, sprang (hlaupa)
eggteinn, m. edge högg, n. blow, stroke
einn, alone jafnan, always
fal, hid (fela) játta, to agree, consent
fengu, gave (fá) lukusk aptr, closed (lúkask)
festask, to fasten upon málasax, n. inlaid sword
fjörlausn, n. ransom meðalkafli, m. handgrip, hilt
fríðastr, most beautiful (fríðr) nefndisk, named himself (nefnask)
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níðingsverk, n. vile deed steinsdyrr, f. pl. the door of the
ryðr, n. rust       stone
sigr, m. victory unnin, done, performed (vinna)
sólarsetr, n. sunset veiðr, f. hunting
stefnudagr, m. appointed day vígði, hallowed, put under a spell (vígja)




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