Heimskringla, Ynglinga saga 22

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Yng ch. 22

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Heimskringla Ynglinga saga

21 22 23

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Hugleikur hét sonur Álfs er konungdóm tók yiir Svíum eftir þá
bræður því að synir Yngva voru þá börn. Hugleikur konungur
var engi hermaður og sat hann að löndum í kyrrsæti. Hann var
auðigur mjög og sínkur af fé. Hann hafði mjög í hirð sinni
alls konar leikara, harpara og gígjara og fiðlara. Hann hafði
og með sér seiðmenn og alls konar fjölkunnigt fólk.

Haki og Hagbarður hétu bræður og voru ágætir mjög. Þeir voru
sækonungar og höfðu lið mikið, fóru stundum báðir samt,
stundum sér hvor. Margir kappar voru með hvorumtveggja
þeirra.

Haki konungur fór með her sinn til Svíþjóðar á hendur
Hugleiki konungi en Hugleikur konungur safnaði her fyrir. Þá
komu til liðs við hann bræður tveir, Svipdagur og Geigaður,
ágætir menn báðir og hinir mestu kappar. Haki konungur hafði
með sér tólf kappa. Þar var þá Starkaður gamli með honum.
Haki konungur var og hinn mesti kappi. Þeir hittust á
Fýrisvöllum. Varð þar mikil orusta. Féll brátt lið Hugleiks.
Þá sóttu fram kapparnir Svipdagur og Geigaður en kappar Haka
gengu sex móti hvorum þeirra og urðu þeir handteknir. Þá gekk
Haki konungur inn í skjaldborg að Hugleiki konungi og drap
hann þar og sonu hans tvo.

Eftir það flýðu Svíar en Haki konungur lagði lönd undir sig
og gerðist konungur yfir Svíum. Hann sat þá að löndum þrjá
vetur en í því kyrrsæti fóru kappar hans frá honum og í
víking og fengu sér svo fjár.

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