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Chapter 27


The Sons of Ragnar Hear of His Death

        Enn er synir Ragnars höfðu herjat of Suðr-ríki, þá snøru þeir á Norðrlönd, ok ætluðu at vitja ríkis síns, þess er Ragnarr réð fyrir, en þeir vissu eigi herför hans, hversu hon hafði orðit, ok þó er þeim mikil forvitni á, hversu orðit hafði.
        Nú berr svá til, at þeir koma fyrr í Danaveldi enn sendimenn Ellu konungs, ok sitja nú kyrrir með lið sitt. Enn snedimenn koma með lið sitt til þeirar borgar, er synir Ragnars þiggja veizlu, ok ganga í þá höll, er þeir drekka; ok fyrir hásætit, er Ívarr liggr í. Sigurðr ormr-í-auga ok Hvítserkr hvati sitja at hneftafli, enn Björn járnsíða skefr spjótskepti á hallargólfinu. Ok er sendimenn Ellu konungs koma fyrir Ívar, kveðja þeir hann virðuglega; enn hann tekr kveðju þeira, ok spyrr, hvaðan þeir sé, eða hvat þeir segja tíðenda. Ok sá, er fyrir þeim var, segir, at þeir vóru enskir menn, ok þá hefir Ella konungr þangat senda með þau tíðendi, at segja fall Ragnars feðr þeira. Hvítserkr ok Sigurðr láta þegar falla niðr taflit, ok hyggja at vandlega þessi tíðenda sögn. Bjorn stendr á hallargólfinu, ok studdisk víð spjótskefti sitt; enn Ívarr spurði þá vandlega, með hverjum atburð líflát hans hafði verit. Enn þeir sögðu alt sem farit hafði þaðan frá, er hann kom við England ok til þess, er hann lét líf sitt.

atburðr, m. circumstance   Norðrlönd, n. pl. the northern
Danaveldi, n. Danish kingdomlands (12)
enskr, English sendimaðr, m. messenger
forvitni, f. curiosity skefr, scrapes (skafa)
hallargólf, n. hall-floor snøru, turned (snúa, 24)
hásæti, n. high-seat (6, 14) spjótskepti, n. spear-shaft
herför, f. expedition studdisk, leaned (styðjask)
herja, to plunder Suðr-ríki, n. the south of Europe
hneftafl, n. chess sögn, f. relation
hvatr, active, bold (15) tafl, n. chess-board
hyggja, to give heed vandlega, closely
járnsíða, 'iron-side' veizla, f. entertainment (21)
kveðja, f. greeting virðuglega, honourably
kveðja, to greet vitja, to visit
kyrr, quiet þiggja, to receive (16)
líflát, n. death




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