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Chapter 26


The Death of Ragnar

        Enn þó lauk svá bardaga þeira, at alt lið Ragnars féll, enn at honum vóru bornir skildir ok svá handtekinn. Nú var hann spurðr, hvat manna hann var; enn hann þagði við, ok svaraði engu. Þá mælti Ella konungr: "Sjá maðr man verða at koma í meiri mannraun, ef hann vill eigi segja oss, hverr hann er; nú skal kasta honum í einn ormgarð ok láta hann þar sitja mjök lengi, ok ef hann mælir nakkvat þat, er vér megim skilja, at hann sé Ragnarr, þá skall hann í brott taka sem skjótast." Nú er honum þangat fylgt, ok hann sitr þar mjök lengi, svá at hvergi festask ormar við hann. Þá mælti menn: "Þessi maðr er mikill fyrir sér; hann bitu eigi vápn í dag, enn nú granda honum eigi ormar." Þá mælti Ella konungr, at hann væri flettr af klæði því, er hann hafði yzt, ok var svá gørt, ok hengu ormar öllum megin á honum. Þá mælti Ragnarr: "Gnyðja mundu nú grísir, ef þeir vissi, hvat enn gamli þyldi;" ok þótt hann mælti slíkt, þá vissu þeir eigi at gørr, at Ragnarr væri þat, heldr enn annarr konungr. Nú lætr hann líf sitt, ok er hann nú fœrðr á brott þaðan; enn Ella konungr þykkisk vita, at Ragnarr hefir líf sitt látit.

bornir, borne (bera)   mannraun, f. straits
festask, to fasten (15) megin: see öllum
flettr, stripped (fletta) meiri, greater
fylgt, led (fylgja) nakkvat, anything
fœrðr, carried (fœra, 23) ormgarðr, m. snake-pit
gamli, old one (gamall) skilja, to understand
gnyðja, to grunt skjótast, quickest; sem skj., at once
granda, to injure yzt, outermost
gríss, m. young pig (15) þaðan, thence (1)
gørr, more clearly þagði, was silent (þegja)
handtekinn, taken prisoner þangat, thither
heldr, rather þykkisk vita, feels convinced
hvergi, nowhere þyldi, suffered (þola)
lauk, ended (lúka) öllum megin, on all sides




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