Anonymous íslendingasögur, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar 47

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Eg ch. 47

Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar 47 — ed. not skaldic

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Anonymous íslendingasögur Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar

46 47 48

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Haraldur Gormsson hafði þá tekið við ríki í Danmörk, en
Gormur, faðir hans, var þá dauður; landið var þá herskátt;
lágu víkingar mjög úti fyrir Danmörku. Áka var kunnugt í
Danmörku bæði á sjó og landi; spurði Egill hann mjög eftir,
hvar þeir staðir væru, er stór féföng myndu fyrir liggja.

En er þeir komu í Eyrarsund, þá sagði Áki, að þar var á land
upp kaupstaður mikill, er hét í Lundi, sagði, að þar var
févon, en líklegt, að þar myndi vera viðtaka, er bæjarmenn
væru. Það mál var upp borið fyrir liðsmenn, hvort þar skyldi
ráða til uppgöngu eða eigi; menn tóku þar allmisjafnt á,
fýstu sumir, en sumir löttu. Var því máli skotið til
stýrimanna. Þórólfur fýsti heldur uppgöngu. Þá var rætt við
Egil, hvað honum þótti ráð. Hann kvað vísu:

Upp skulum órum sverðum,

ulfs tannlituðr, glitra,

eigum dáð at drýgja

í dalmiskunn fiska;

leiti upp til Lundar

lýða hverr sem bráðast

gerum þar fyr setr sólar

seið ófagran vigra.

Síðan bjuggust menn til uppgöngu og fóru til kaupstaðarins.
En er bæjarmenn urðu varir við ófrið, þá stefndu þeir í mót;
var þar tréborg um staðinn, settu þeir þar menn til að verja;
tókst þar bardagi. Egill gengur fyrstur inn um borgina; síðan
flýðu bæjarmenn; varð þar mannfall mikið. Rændu þeir
kaupstaðinn, en brenndu, áður þeir skildust við; fóru síðan
ofan til skipa sinna.

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