Heimskringla, Ynglinga saga 6

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Yng ch. 6

Ynglinga saga 6 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (Yng ch. 6)

Heimskringla Ynglinga saga

5 6 7

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Þá er Ása-Óðinn kom á Norðurlönd og með honum díar er það
sagt með sannindum að þeir hófu og kenndu íþróttir þær er
menn hafa lengi síðan með farið. Óðinn var göfgastur af öllum
og af honum námu þeir allar íþróttirnar því að hann kunni
fyrst allar og þó flestar.

En það er að segja fyrir hverja sök hann var svo mjög
tignaður, þá báru þessir hlutir til. Hann var svo fagur og
göfuglegur álitum þá er hann sat með sínum vinum að öllum hló
hugur við. En þá er hann var í her þá sýndist hann grimmlegur
sínum óvinum. En það bar til þess að hann kunni þær íþróttir
að hann skipti litum og líkjum á hverja lund er hann vildi.
Önnur var sú að hann talaði svo snjallt og slétt að öllum er
á heyrðu þótti það eina satt. Mælti hann allt hendingum svo
sem nú er það kveðið er skáldskapur heitir. Hann og hofgoðar
hans heita ljóðasmiðir því að sú íþrótt hófst af þeim í
Norðurlöndum. Óðinn kunni svo gera, að í orustu urðu óvinir
hans blindir eða daufir eða óttafullir en vopn þeirra bitu
eigi heldur en vendir en hans menn fóru brynjulausir og voru
galnir sem hundar eða vargar, bitu í skjöldu sína, voru
sterkir sem birnir eða griðungar. Þeir drápu mannfólkið en
hvorki eldur né járn orti á þá. Það er kallaður
berserksgangur.

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