Fragments of English and Irish history in the ninth and tenth century in two parts / Translated from the original Icelandic. And illustrated with some notes, by Grimr Johnson Thorkelin.

  • Grímur Jónsson Thorkelín, 1752-1829.
Date:
1788
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Credit: Fragments of English and Irish history in the ninth and tenth century in two parts / Translated from the original Icelandic. And illustrated with some notes, by Grimr Johnson Thorkelin. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    flottan, fegir Ivar, at hann ætlar egi aftr at liuerfa til libs fins, oc vil ec reina hiiert konongr vill mer nockorar fæmdarnnna eba engrar, oc jtycki mer fá betri, at biggia yfer-bót af honom, ena far a llikar rifarar ileiri fern nu förom ver. liuitferkr fegir at eigi mátti hit i eiga med honom, oc at hann yrpi at fara med fin efni fern hann villdi: alldri fcolom ver fe taca cfter fanbr varn. Ivar fuarar, at |iar mundi fcilia med beim, oc bad |iá ráda fyrer ]iui er jieir atto aller faman, en |>er fcolo fenda mer laufa-fe, fem ec kited a. Oc er hann hafdi jietta mælt, bad hann bá vel fara, oc fnyr begar iinne ferd k fund Elio konongs, oc er hann cemr fyrer hann, kuebr hann konongin vir|mliga, oc hefir fua mál fitt. Ec em cominn á fund ybvarn konongr, at mæla til fátta vid |tic, oc ftikrar fæm|?ar, fem |ni villt gert hafa til min, oc nú fe ec bat at ec hefi. egi vid |ier ; oc jiycki mer bat bezt at jtiggia af y|?r flika fæmd fem bú villt mer veita, enn lata mina menn fleiri fyrer ybr eba fcalfan mic. bá fuaradi Ella konongr; bat kalla fumir menn at egi fe hægt at trúa |ter, oc |?ú mælir ba oft fagurt er |iu hyggr flátt, oc man ofs vera vant at íiá vid jier eba bræjtrom |)inom. Ec mun fag]!! Ivar til litils mæla vid |)ic; ef bu lætr jiat til, fcal ec fueria |ter aftr i mot, at ec fcal aldri vera i móti ber. Nu fpyr konongr til huers hann mælir of yfer bætor ? Ec vil fegir Ivar, at bú gefir mer |)at af land! bino er Uxa-hud tekr yfer, enn bar utan um fcal grand- vaull gera, oc man ec ecki til meira mæla vid bic: oc jiat fe ec at bu villt mer engrar fæmdar unna, ef |ju villt egi jietta. Egi veit ec fegir konongr at ofs megi betta at meini verjia, |iott ^u ha- fir