Egil's Saga: Done Into English Out of the Icelandic, with an Introduction, Notes, and an Essay on Some Principles of Translation, by E. R. EddisonThe University Press, 1930 - 346 pages |
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aboard Arinbiorn Armod Asgerd Atli bade Bard battle Bergonund betwixt Biorn bonders brethren brother Bryniolf Burg called CHAPTER daughter dwelt Earl Hakon Egil Skallagrimson Egil took Egil's Einar Eric Bloodaxe errand Eyvind Faravid fared home father fell firth Grim Gunnhild Hakon Halogaland hand Harald Hairfair Harald the King hath Hersir hewed Höfuðlausn holmgang Hordaland host housecarles Icel Iceland Jomsburg journey Ketil King Athelstane King Eric King Hakon King Harald King Olaf King's Kveldulf laid land leapt Ljot long-ship mind named Norway nought Odin Oliver Onund ready rede rode Saga sailed scat shield ship Sigurd skald Skallagrim Skallagrimson slay Sonatorrek sons spake STAVE Steinar stood straightway summer sword talk thee Therewith things thither Thord Thorgeir Thorgils Thorir Thorolf Thorstein thou wilt thralls Thrand Thrandheim throng tidings translation unto Vermland vikings weapons wife winter withal wood word
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Page xxii - Now those two, Skarphedinn and Hogni, were out of doors one evening by Gunnar's cairn on the south side. The moon and stars were shining clear and bright, but every now and then the clouds drove over them. Then all at once they thought they saw the cairn standing open, and lo ! Gunnar had turned himself in the cairn and looked at the moon. They thought they saw four lights burning in the cairn, and none of them threw a shadow. They saw that Gunnar was merry, and he wore a joyful face. He sang a song,...
Page 243 - ... the might and daring of the Volsungs; withal he must needs think him in nowise a kinsome man, for full oft would he bring Sigmund's wrongs to his memory, and prick him on to slay King Siggeir. Now on a time as they fare abroad in the woods for the getting of wealth, they find a certain house, and two men with great gold rings asleep therein : now these twain were spell-bound skin-changers,1 and wolf-skins were hanging 'up over them in the house; and every tenth day might they come out of those...
Page 271 - Thorgiini and Gisli, were very often matched against each other, and men could not make up their minds which was the stronger, but most thought Gisli had most strength. They were playing at the ball on the tarn called Sedge tarn. On it there was ever a crowd. It fell one day when there was a great gathering that Gisli bade them share the sides as evenly as they could for a game. ' That we will with all our hearts...
Page xxix - Probably in no other literature is conduct so carefully examined and appraised ; and the basis of the valuation is not moral, but aesthetic. In no other literature is there such a sense of the beauty of human conduct; indeed, the authors of Icelandic prose, with the exception of Snorri, do not seem to have cared for beauty in anything else than conduct and character. The heroes and heroines themselves had the aesthetic view of conduct; it was their chief guide...
Page xxii - Holyfell ; there he saw how the fell was opened on the north side, and in the fell he saw mighty fires, and heard huge clamour therein, and the clank of drinking-horns ; and when he hearkened if perchance he might hear any words clear of others, he heard that there was welcomed Thorstein Codbiter and his crew, and he was bidden to sit in the high-seat over against his father.
Page xviii - Hlaut", which was that kind of blood which flowed when those beasts were smitten who were sacrificed to the Gods. But round about the stall were the Gods arrayed in the Holy Place. To that temple must all men pay toll, and be bound to follow the temple-priest in all farings even as now are the thingmen of chiefs.
Page 185 - ... day the bodies were cast up : Bodvar's body came on shore at Einars-ness, but some came in on the south shore of the firth, whither also the boat was driven, being found far in near Reykjarhamar. Egil heard these tidings that same day, and at once rode to seek the bodies : he found Bodvar's, took it up and set it on his knees, and rode with it out to Digra-ness, to Skallagrim's mound. Then he had the mound opened, and laid Bodvar down there by Skallagrim. After which the mound was closed again...
Page 293 - Friday fast, and held in memory the greatest high-tides, and he made a law that Yule should be holden the same time as Christian men hold it, and that every man at that tide should brew a meal of malt or pay money else, and keep holy tide while Yule lasted. But aforetime was Yule holden on Hogmanay night, that is to say, mid-winter night, and Yule was holden for three nights.
Page 243 - ... betwixt them, that they should risk the onset of seven men, but no more, and that he who was first to be set on should howl in wolfish wise: "Let us not depart from this," says Sigmund, "for thou art young and over-bold, and men will deem the quarry good, when they take thee.
Page 271 - Twas I gave the thrashing." Thorkel jumps up and says : " Now we can see who is the strongest or is the best player. Let us break off the game.