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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Keth Lv 3VIII (Ket 5)/5 — málum ‘peace’

Hængr ek heiti         kominn ór Hrafnistu
hefnir Hallbjarnar;         hví skríðr þú svá, inn armi?
Friðmálum mæla         mun ek eigi við Finn ragan;
heldr mun ek boga benda         þann er mér Brúni gaf.

Ek heiti Hængr, kominn ór Hrafnistu, hefnir Hallbjarnar; hví skríðr þú svá, inn armi? Ek mun eigi mæla friðmálum við ragan Finn; heldr ek mun benda boga, þann er Brúni gaf mér.

I am named Hœngr (‘Salmon’), come from Hrafnista, avenger of Hallbjǫrn [= Ketill]; why do you glide thus, wretch? I will not speak words of peace to a cowardly Saami; rather I will bend the bow, which Brúni gave me.

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[5] ‑málum: ‑mælum 471

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