Anonymous íslendingasögur, Njáls saga 125

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Nj ch. 125

Njáls saga 125 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (Nj ch. 125)

Anonymous íslendingasögur Njáls saga

124 125 126

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Að Reykjum á Skeiðum bjó Runólfur Þorsteinsson. Hildiglúmur
hét son hans. Hann gekk út drottinsdagsnótt þá er tólf vikur
voru til vetrar. Hann heyrði brest mikinn svo að honum þótti
skjálfa bæði jörð og himinn. Síðan leit hann í vesturáttina.
Hann þóttist sjá þangað hring og eldslit á og í hringinum mann
á grám hesti. Hann bar skjótt yfir og fór hann hart. Hann
hafði logandi eldbrand í hendi. Hann reið svo nær honum að
hann mátti gjörla sjá hann. Hann var svartur sem bik. Hann
kvað vísu þessa með mikilli raust:

Eg ríð hesti

hélugbarða,

úrigtoppa,

ills valdanda.

Eldr er í endum,

eitr er í miðju.

Svo er um Flosa ráð

sem fari kefli

og svo er um Flosa ráð

sem fari kefli.

Þá þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austur til fjallanna
fyrir sig og þótti honum hlaupa upp eldur mikill í móti svo
að hann þóttist ekki sjá til fjallanna fyrir. Honum sýndist
sjá maður ríða austur undir eldinn og hvarf þar. Síðan gekk
hann inn og til rúms síns og fékk langt óvit og rétti þó við
úr því. Hann mundi allt það er fyrir hann hafði borið og
sagði föður sínum en hann bað hann segja Hjalta Skeggjasyni.
Hann fór og sagði Hjalta.

"Þú hefir séð gandreið," segir Hjalti, "og er það jafnan
fyrir stórtíðindum."

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