Anonymous fornaldarsögur, Hrólfs saga kraka 48

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Hrólf ch. 48

Hrólfs saga kraka 48 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (Hrólf ch. 48)

Anonymous fornaldarsögur Hrólfs saga kraka

47 48 49

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

Á þessari stundu safnar Skuld saman öllum þeim mönnum, sem
mestir váru fyrir sér, ok öllu illþýði af öllum næstu
heruðum. Þessum svikum er þó leynt, svá at Hrólfr konungr
verðr ekki varr við, ok eigi grunar kappana neitt um þetta,
því at þetta váru mest galdrar ok gerningar. Setr Skuld hér
til inn mesta seið at vinna Hrólf konung, bróður sinn, svá at
í fylgd er með henni álfar ok nornir ok annat ótöluligt
illþýði, svá at mannlig náttúra má eigi slíkt standast.

En Hrólfr konungr ok kappar hans hafa gleði mikla ok skemmtun
í Hleiðargarði, ok alls kyns leika, þá er menn kunnu skyn á,
þá frömdu þeir með list ok kurteisi. Hverr þeira hafði frillu
til skemmtunar sér.

Ok nú er frá því at segja, at albúit er liðit Hjörvarðs
konungs ok Skuldar, at þau fara til Hleiðargarðs með þenna
ótöluliga lýð ok kómu þar at jólum. Hrólfr konungr hefir
látit hafa mikinn viðrbúnað í móti jólunum, ok drukku menn
hans fast jólakveldit. Þau Hjörvarðr ok Skuld reisa tjöld sín
utan borgar. Þau váru bæði stór ok löng ok með undarligum
búnaði. Þar váru margir vagnar ok allir skipaðir at vápnum ok
herklæðum.

Eigi gaf Hrólfr konungr gaum at þessu. Hugsar hann nú meira á
stórlæti sitt ok rausn ok hugprýði ok alla þá hreysti, sem
honum bjó í brjósti, at veita þeim öllum, sem þar váru til
komnir, ok hans vegr færi sem víðast, ok allt hafði hann þat
til, sem einn veraldligan konungs heiðr mátti prýða. En ekki
er þess getit, at Hrólfr konungr ok kappar hans hafi nokkurn
tíma blótat goð, heldr trúðu þeir á mátt sinn ok megin, því
at þá var ekki boðuð sú heilaga trú hér á Norðrlöndum, ok
höfðu þeir því lítit skyn á skapara sínum, sem bjuggu í
norðrálfunni.

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