Heimskringla, Magnúss saga ins góða 7

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MGóð ch. 7

Magnúss saga ins góða 7 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (MGóð ch. 7)

Heimskringla Magnúss saga ins góða

6 7 8

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Ástríður drottning er átt hafði Ólafur konungur hinn helgi
kom í Noreg með Magnúsi konungi stjúpsyni sínum og var með
honum í góðu yfirlæti sem vert var. Þá kom og til hirðarinnar
Álfhildur móðir Magnúss konungs. Tók konungur hana þegar með
hinum mestum kærleikum og setti hana vegsamlega.

En Álfhildi varð sem mörgum kann verða, þeim er fá ríkdóminn,
að henni aflaðist eigi seinna metnaðurinn svo að henni líkaði
illa það er Ástríður drottning var nokkuru meira metin en hún
í sessi eða annarri þjónustu. Vildi Álfhildur sitja nær
konungi en Ástríður kallaði hana ambátt sína svo sem fyrr
hafði verið þá er Ástríður var drottning yfir Noregi þá er
Ólafur konungur réð landi. Vildi Ástríður fyrir engan mun
eiga sess við Álfhildi. Máttu þær ekki í einu herbergi vera.

Sighvatur skáld hafði farið til Rúms þá er orusta var á
Stiklastöðum. En er hann var sunnan á leið spurði hann fall
Ólafs konungs. Var honum það hinn mesti harmur. Hann kvað þá:

Stóð eg á mont og minntumst,

mörg hvar sundr flaug targa

breið og brynjur síðar,

borgum nær um morgun.

Mundi eg, þann er undi

öndverðan brum löndum,

faðir minn var þar þenna,

Þóröðr, konung, forðum.

Sighvatur gekk einn dag um þorp nokkuð og heyrði að einnhver
húsbóndi veinaði mjög er hann hafði misst konu sinnar, barði
á brjóst sér og reif klæði af sér, grét mjög, segir að hann
vildi gjarna deyja.

Sighvatur kvað:

Fúss læst maðr, ef missir

meyjar faðms, að deyja.

Keypt er ást, ef eftir

oflátinn skal gráta.

En fullhugi fellir

flóttstyggr, sá er varð dróttin,

vort torrek líst verra,

vígtár, konungs árum.

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