Easy Readings In Old Icelandic
Chapter 35
King Harald and
Gytha
Frá Gyðu Eiriksdóttur
Haraldr konungr sendi
menn sína eptir meyju einni, er Gyða er nefnd, dóttir Eiríks konungs af
Hörðalandi; hon var at fóstri á Valdresi með ríkum búanda; vildi konungr
hana hafa til friðlu sér, því at hon var allfríð mær ok heldr stórlát.
En er sendimenn kómu þar, þá báru þeir upp erendi sín fyrir meyna; hon
svaraði á þessa lund, at eigi vill hon spilla meydómi sínum til þess,
at taka til manns þann konung, er eigi hefir meira ríki en nökkur fylki
til forráða: en þat þykki mér undarligt, segir hon, er engi er sá konungr,
er svá vili eignask Noreg ok vera einvaldi yfir, sem hefir Gormr konungr
at Danmörku eða Eiríkr konungr at Uppsölum. Sendimönnum þykkir hon svara
furðu stórliga, ok spyrja hana máls um, hvar til svör þessi skulu koma;
segja at Haraldr er konungr svá rikr, at henni er fullræði í. En þó at
hon svari á annan veg þeira erendum en þeir mundu vilja, þá sjá þeir engan
sinn kost til þess at sinni, at þeir mundu hana í brott hafa, nema hennar
vili væri til þess; ok búast þeir þá ferðar sinnar. En er þeir eru búnir,
leiða menn þá út; þá mælti Gyða við sendimenn, bað þá bera þau orð sín
Haraldi konungi, at hon mun því at einu játta at gørast eiginkona hans,
ef hann vill þat gøora fyrir hennar sakir áðr, at leggja undir sik allan
Noreg ok ráða því ríki jafnfrjálsliga, sem Eiríkr konungr Svíaveldi, eða
Gormr konungr Danmörku, "því at þá þykkir mér", segir hon, "hann
mega heita þjóðkonungr."
Heitstrenging Haralds konungs
Sendimenn
fara nú aptr til Haralds konungs ok segja honum þessi orð meyjarinnar,
ok segja, at hon er furðu djörf ok úvitr, ok telja þat makligt, at konungr
sendi lið mikit eptir henni við úsœmð. Þá sagði Haraldr konungr, at eigi
hefði þessi mær illa mælt, eða gørt svá at hefnda væri fyrir vert, bað
hana hafa mikla þökk fyrir orð sín; "hon hefir mint mik þeira hluta,
er mér þykkir undarligt, er ek hefi eigi fyrr hugleitt." Ok enn mælti
hann: "Þess strengi ek heit, ok því skýt ek til guðs, þess er mik
skóp ok öllu ræðr, at aldri skal skera hár mitt né kemba, fyrr en ek hefi
eignazk allan Noreg með sköttum ok skyldum ok forráði, en deyja at öðrum
kosti." Þessi orð þakkaði honum mjök Guthormr hertogi, ok lét þat
vera konungligt verk at efna orð sín.
allfríðr, very beautiful |
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mál, n. statement |
búandi, m. yeoman |
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mey, acc. s. of mær |
djarfr, bold |
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meydómr, m. maidenhood |
efna, to fulfil |
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meyjar, meyju, g.s.
and d.s. of |
eiginkona, f. wedded
wife |
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mær |
eignask, to get possession
of |
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mint, reminded (minna) |
einvaldi, m. sole ruler |
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mær, f. maid |
forráð, n. authority |
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skattr, m. tax |
friðla, f. mistress |
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skera, to cut |
fullræði, n. a full
match |
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skóp, created (skapa) |
furðu, wonderfully |
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skyld, f. due |
fylki, n. district |
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skýt, refer (skjóta) |
hefnd, f. avenging |
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spilla, to spoil |
heitstrenging, f. vow |
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stórlátr, proud |
heldr, rather |
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stórliga, arrogantly |
hertogi, m. earl |
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svör, pl. of svar, n.
answer |
hugleitt, considered
(-leiða) |
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úsœmð, f. disgrace |
jafnfrjálsliga, as freely |
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úvitr, foolish |
játta, to consent (17) |
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vert, n. worthy (verðr) |
kemba, to comb |
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vili, m. will, consent |
konungligr, royal |
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þakka, to thank |
kostr, m. chance |
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þjóðkonungr, m. king
of a people |
leiða, to escort |
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því at eins, on that
condition |
lund, f. manner |
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only |
makligr, fitting |
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þökk, f. thanks |
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