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"I am a foreigner here", he says"Ek em útlendr maðr hér," segir hann
I will give him to you as a servantHann gef ek þér til þjónostumanns
She said that she also did not value any less those realms which she owned in Sweden than his kingdom and possessions in NorwaySagði hon svá, at hon virði eigi minna eignir þær ok ríki, er hon átti í Svíþjóð, en konungdóm hans í Noregi ok eignir
The earl told him [...]Sagði jarl honum [...]
His daughters were Geira, Gunnhildr and ÁstríðrHans dœtr váru þær Geira, Gunnhildr ok Ástríðr
The ship was very well-mannedVar þat skip allvel skipat
The king gathers men, and they ride to meet Hákon the oldKonungr fær honum menn, ok ríða þeir á fund Hákonar gamla
Óláfr Tryggvason was in Vindland for three years before his wife Geira contracted the disease that became her deathÓláfr Tryggvason var .iii. vetr á Vindlandi, áðr Geira, kona hans, tók sótt, þá er hana leiddi til bana
I have told you the truthSatt eitt hefi ek þér sagt
Then earl sent Karkr to meet Þóra, and asked her to come to him in secretÞá sendi jarl Kark á fund Þóru, ok bað hana koma leyniliga til sín
He sent these words to Queen Sigríðr, that he wants to meet herHann sendi orð Sigríði dróttningu þau at hann vill finna hana
He was told that the King of Denmark would get there soonVar honum sagt, at Danakonungr mundi koma þar brátt