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It came to pass with respect to her that she bites one of them to deathHenni varð þat fyrir, at hon bítr einn þeira til bana
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 am a ghostEk em einn andi
You are my liegemanÞú ert maðr minn
They barely [manage to] escapeKoma þeir nauðuliga í brott
It is not King Sveinn's intention to engage in battle with youEkki er þat ráð Sveins konungs at leggja til bardaga við þik
He gave them counselGerði hann ráð fyrir þeim
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
They had all been marked in the same wayVáru þau ǫll á einn veg mörkuð
Gunnhildr's men came to Ofrustaðir early in the morningþeir menn Gunnhildar kómu á Ofrustaði snimma um morgin
The farmer loved him dearlyUnni búandi honum mikit
But although you have reminded me that I am your liegeman, I nevertheless know that you are my liegemanEn þar er þú mintir mik, at ek væra þinn maðr, þá veit ek þat eigi síðr, at þú ert minn maðr
Do you intend to go to Greenland this summer?Ætlar þú til Grænlands í sumar?
She will [be] as well accommodated as if she were my daughter and your sisterHon skal hér svá vel sett sem hon væri mín dóttir, en systir þín
He was to marry his daughter to that man only [lit. to that one man]Hann skyldi þeim einum manni gifta dóttur sína
And it is to be said about their journey, that they came to Iceland before the General AssemblyOk er þat at segja af ferð þeirra, at þeir kómu til Íslands fyrir alþingi
I intended that you and your men should have lack of no pleasure at this feastEk hugða at yðr ok yðra menn mundi engan fagnað skort hafa at þessarri veizlu
I want your daughter to come home with meEk vil, at dóttir þín fari heim með mér
The earl told him [...]Sagði jarl honum [...]
They spent all that day in search and they found them (mixed) nowhereFóru þeir allan þann dag at leita ok funnu þau hvergi
Her fosterfather accompanied herHenni fylgði fóstrfaðir hennar
I am a king's daughter and a king's sisterEk em konungs dóttir ok konungs systir
He was told that the King of Denmark would get there soonVar honum sagt, at Danakonungr mundi koma þar brátt
I want to give you the ship if you will receive itÞá vil ek gefa þér skipit, ef þú vill þiggja
He received her wellHann fagnaði henni vel
They have 30 menHafa þeir .xxx. manna
This I promise (lit. I make a vow concerning this)Þess strengi ek heit
Then she sent Hákon, and good travel-companions with him, east to King Eiríkr of SwedenÞá sendi hon Hákon ok gott fǫruneyti með honum austr til Eiríks Svíakonungs
The ship was very well-mannedVar þat skip allvel skipat
Then he came to the islands called the Syllingarþá kom hann í eyjar þær er Syllingar heita
He went to her and asked what her advice wasHann gékk til hennar ok spurði hvat ráðs hennar var
Eiríkr says that she is not thereEiríkr segir, at hon er ekki þar
King Eysteinn hears of this and gathers an army against themÞetta spyrr Eysteinn konungr ok safnar her í móti þeim
The king was very drunk, and they both were [i.e. the king and a woman]Konungr var allmjǫk drukkinn, ok bæði þau
"People call me called Sigurðr", he said, "and I am said to be Búi's son""Sigurð kalla menn mik," segir hann, "ok em ek kenningarson Búa"
His daughters were Geira, Gunnhildr and ÁstríðrHans dœtr váru þær Geira, Gunnhildr ok Ástríðr
The king gathers men, and they ride to meet Hákon the oldKonungr fær honum menn, ok ríða þeir á fund Hákonar gamla
Then a farmer came there and asked Óláfr to give him what cows he hadÞá kemr þar bóndi ok bað Óláf gefa sér kýr þær, er hann átti
King Haraldr there received the wounds which led to his death (lit. led him to death)Þar fékk Haraldr konungr sár þau, er hann leiddu til bana
It was said [...]Þat var mál manna, [...]
In the autumn they travelled north (lit. "they went north into the land")Fóru þeir um haustit norðr í land
I know you will bring me his headVeit ek, at þit munuð færa mér hǫfuð hans
Do you intend to part from me here?Ætlar þú hér at skiljask við mik?
I have told you the truthSatt eitt hefi ek þér sagt
Then you will be a greater king than your fatherErtu þá meiri konungr en þinn faðir
I will give him to you as a servantHann gef ek þér til þjónostumanns
You will stay here with meHér skuluð þit vera með mér
Now fare healthy and wellFar þú nú heil ok vel
It may be that your service will please meMá mér vel líka þín þjónosta
His daughter was calle Ragnhildr; he married her to Skopti Skagason, Þóra's brotherRagnhildr hét dóttir hans; hana gipti hann Skopta Skagasyni, bróður Þóru
I don't want you two to come in their sightVil ek eigi, at þit verðið fyrir sjónum þeira
He sent these words to Queen Sigríðr, that he wants to meet herHann sendi orð Sigríði dróttningu þau at hann vill finna hana
Offer him to receive the ship from youBjóð þú honum at þiggja skipit at þér
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
Then he took the knife from herÞá tók hann knífinn frá henni
I will go with youEk skal fara með þér
I will tell you what you are asking forEk mun segja þér þat, er þú spyrr
That summer he went to GreenlandFór hann þat sumar til Grœnlands
Their son was KnútrÞeira sonr var Knútr
Then she immediately goes to meet her son and tells him this newsÞá ferr hon þegar á fund sona sinna ok segir þeim þessi tíðendi
Óláfr subjugated those kingdomsÓláfr lagði undir sik þau ríki
"I am a foreigner here", he says"Ek em útlendr maðr hér," segir hann
He wants to go to meet themVill hann fara á fund þeira
Then they end their conversationSkilja þeir þá rœðu sína
Then I want to challenge you to a duel, and [I stipulate] that we should fight here at the assemblyÞá vil ek bjóða þér hólmgǫngu ok þat, at vit berimsk hér á þinginu
She is not as nobly-born as IEkki er hon svá stórborin sem ek em
I will get you good travel-companionsMun ek fá þér fǫruneyti gott
You two are plotting against Þórólfr's lifeÞit ráðið Þórólf af lífi
Then fare well (i.e. have a safe journey)Far vel þú þá!