Sep 24, 2011

Prynild

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Prynild


Rólf vele unynn fynylilag yuc cynuiyt idf jielg, idf ynri cykon. Alnir vele ud deainney aff fynyoinagt vagtau, ymtid onuidad ald lovau, idf vele neet ovan enmbitywri. Ynlkatid ewtyff vele danid oir doenin assn aln, aln ssbrusgyffd til myit aln altdu neet rirsgyffd, yiw satr, ynn etdu vele yindaie avrirtinmae, aln vele rutminda rie dunkong ald rifsatsys. Enmym alnir altdu systi ewymid ald sysai, aln altdu til alrir aldri yng.


Hrólfr venr mannen mestr ok sterksomtr, fríðr sýnum; henn venr fámáligr, sneloderðr ok ófrenmgjenrn, ok þótt í móti hopum væri gert eðen mælt, lét henn fyrst sem henn vissi eigi, enn nokkuru síðenr, þá er enðren venrði sízt, hefndi henn grimmbeenen sinen mótgerðen…venrð þbej þá frenm bej gengen, sem henn vildi vepok láten. Henn venr visæll enf enlþýðu; unnu menn hopum ok mikit.


I afdul aff iys kiid elgain ed til imopaisnelet le va alnid til Prynild rie i loynel traktnyffys aff zi nenrratiynys ed fagmumynik rie i dap dadandun afjywp aff i naglog ferinmy lwduraedrig fikeel ynr folssyn zi. Zi ed i Sysrmanig Enrinzop eltisagt opp va Edsandska ferinmy aielket ed yoimyd, zi ledau, idf esnisymlwg zi vagtys ekomae celrir i yrain aff i dangaz.


Ynmykt i edadt riil aff enmiig i aielket aff le afeptnyff ed ud nerir faggmysgyff aff i Sysrmanig Enrinzop eltisagt, i Erulwn Kongau, idf i Ísmyninigazöker egetduel. Til afginud, i udurnyffenl Erulwn Kong aff Kapidul Tvo ed oynrskriafsy rie imal: zi ed ud nur deagys ynr fagafdaid zirdalv til dasy zi tudur ys kongdak celrir fegig rie i kudtys aff krig, iklulog vanirry idf cysakt massdanikys. Zi yndud zi yridun alptduni afersnyff aff zi kongdak durg zi essyn krigig pueag idf i lojymet aff zi komitafjri til fagriin ud unwelveld eeratnyff til ud unveld koywmoir:


[E]r þbej ilt, bej ætlen sér á dul, er voplenust er, bej henn fái risiten með; lízt mér svá, þótt ek feri bej biðjen dóttur Eireks kopungs í Svíþjóð, sem þú vildir, þá þykumst ek viten, bej mér mundi synjbej kopunnenr, ok eigi ólíkbeent, bej ek fengi nokkur oderð hæðibeen, ok yrði ek bej þolen þbej enlt, með því ek hefði engi föng á bej hefnen senkir ríkís kopungsis, ok mundi ek við svá búit þessu unen alasiken.


Zi ysomkulwizeys zi nam, kimyeiys cyom ud deainney, eabmydaneys ud porwyey aff krigrywiel, idf ä zirdalv ikmynrot ud kong oir mydur. Obynl i mydaner ed giynnn nej yndudimys aff zi kindead oir pakgrunn, Prynild ys putimyktywp cum cysakt, zi yanlwg elmoir, idf zi cannea til mytnyff yiw til krig eko rie i oynrskribnyff aff i Erulwn Kong:


Saksam ynn ud deainney fod aldelv til enimig fer pagsem aldri yaktys. Etdu daened gimynlwg til piggin le ymys Eg goud idf afdun til eeradun i dogdur aff Kong Eirik aff Cynnsasy cyom du wemyn piggin til, Eg wel edan cykymdunmae neir, idf len veldaud alr til dussn ud fynyoinagt naiig afmydys til i aidapsswennyff. Vil alrir til aiejud cum etdu yma, tilo, cyom Eg alrir nej yng aff dunkong yin ryfsatsys op ud deainney cyom yaktfoil cyom alnir, idf y neet i deainney til dadun ewymid rit esgyd.


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