Anonymous íslendingasögur, Eiríks saga rauða 9

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Eir ch. 9

Eiríks saga rauða 9 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (Eir ch. 9)

Anonymous íslendingasögur Eiríks saga rauða

8 9 10

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Nú ræða þeir um ferð sína og hafa tilskipan. Vill
Þórhallur veiðimaður fara norður um Furðustrandir og fyrir
Kjalarnes og leita svo Vínlands en Karlsefni vill fara suður
fyrir land og fyrir austan og þykir land því meira sem suður
er meir og þykir honum það ráðlegra að kanna hvorttveggja. Nú
býst Þórhallur út undir eynni og urðu eigi meir í ferð með
honum en níu menn. En með Karlsefni fór annað liðið þeirra.

Og einn dag er Þórhallur bar vatn á skip sitt þá drakk hann
og kvað vísu þessa:

Hafa kváðu mig meiðar

málmþings, er kom eg hingað,

mér samir láð fyr lýðum

lasta, drykk hinn basta.

Bílds hattar verðr byttu

beiði-Týr að reiða.

Heldr er svo að eg krýp að keldu,

komat vín á grön mína.

Láta þeir út síðan og fylgir Karlsefni þeim undir eyna. Áður
þeir drógu seglið upp kvað Þórhallur vísu:

Förum aftr þar er órir

eru sandhimins landar,

látum kenni-Val kanna

knarrar skeið hin breiðu.

Meðan bilstyggir byggja

bellendr og hval vella

Laufa veðrs, þeir er leyfa

lönd, á Furðuströndum.

Síðan skildu þeir og sigldu norður fyrir Furðustrandir og
Kjalarnes og vildu beita þar fyrir vestan. Kom þá veður á
móti þeim og rak þá upp við Írland og voru þar mjög þjáðir og
barðir. Þá lét Þórhallur líf sitt.

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