Snorra Edda: Prologus

.. Nær miðꝛi verollꝺinni var goꝛt þat huſ ok herbergi er agiætaz heꝼer

Near the middle of the world was built the house and dwelling, the most famous that has

goꝛt verið er kolloð var troía þar ſem ver kollum tẏrklanꝺ. þeſſi ſtaðꝛ var micklu

[ever] been built, which was called Troy, in the place we call Turkey. This city was much

meiri gioꝛr enn aðꝛer ok með meíra hagleik a marga lunꝺ með koſtnaði ok ꝼǫngum

larger in build than others, and [made] with more skill in many ways, with the wealth and resources

er þar voro þar voro .xii. konungꝺomar ok æinn ẏꝼerkonungr ok lagu moꝛg þioðlonꝺ til hverſ

that were there. There were twelve kingdoms and one high king, and many nations belonged to each

konungꝺomſ. þar voro i borginni .xii. hoꝼut tungur. þesser hoꝼðingiar haꝼa verið umꝼram

kingdom. There were twelve chief languages in the city. These chieftains have been above

alla menn þa er verið haꝼa i verollꝺu um alla mannꝺomlega luti. Leikr þat

all men who have been in the world in all human things. There is

ſiz a tvímæli huerr ꝼræði maðr ſem ꝼra þeim heꝼer ſagt ok aꝼ þvi at aller ꝼoꝛ menn noꝛðꝛhalꝼunnar

least doubt about this, whichever learned man has told of them; and because all the leading men of the northern half [of the world]

telia þangat ſinar ætter ok ſetía þa i guða tǫlu alla ſem ꝼormenn voro ſtaðarenſ

trace their lineage back there, and place in the number of the gods all who were leaders of the city,

einkannlega sua ſem ſialꝼan priamum ſetia þeir ꝼyrir uoꝺen. ma þat æigi unꝺarligt kalla þviat

and especially as they set Priam himself in the place of Odin, that cannot be called strange, because

priamus var kominn aꝼ ſaturno þeim ſem noꝛðꝛhalꝼan truðí langan tíma ſialꝼan guð

Priam was descended from Saturn, whom the northern half for a long time believed God himself

verit haꝼa. þeſſi ſaturnus vox upp i æẏ þeiri i grikklanꝺz haꝼi er krit. heiter hann var meiri Ok

to have been. This Saturn grew up on the island in the Greek sea that is called Crete. He was bigger and

ſterkari ꝼriðarí enn aðꝛer menn sua bar vitrleikr hans aꝼ ollum monnum ſem aðꝛar naturu gíaꝼer

stronger and handsomer than other men; his wisdom surpassed all men, as did his other natural gifts.

hann ꝼann ok margar liſter þær ſem aðꝛ hoꝼðu æigi ꝼunꝺnar verit. hann var ok sua mikill a þa iðꝛott

He also discovered many arts that had not been discovered before. He was also so great in that skill

er phítonſanꝺa liſt heiter. at hann uiſſi ꝼẏrer uoꝛðna lutí. hann ꝼann ok rauða þann i ioꝛðu

which is called the art of the python-spirit that he knew things before they came to pass. He also found the ore in the earth

er hann bleſ aꝼ gull ok aꝼ þeſſhꜳttar lutum varð hann ſkiott ríkr. hann ſagði Ok ꝼẏrer arꝼerð

from which he smelted gold, and from things of this kind he quickly became powerful. He also foretold the harvests

ok marga aðꝛa læẏnꝺa lutí ok aꝼ ſliku ok moꝛgu oðꝛu tokv þeir hann til hoꝼðingia yꝼer

and many other hidden things, and for this and much else they took him as chieftain over

æẏna ok ſem hann haꝼði litla hrið henni ſtẏrt þa var þar ſkiott nog allra hanꝺa ꜳrgiæzka

the island; and when he had ruled it a little while, there was soon abundance there of every kind of good harvest.

þar gekk ok æíngí penningr nema gull penningꝛ sua var þat nogt ok þo að hallæri

No coin passed there but gold coin, so plentiful was it; and though there was famine

værí i ǫðꝛum lǫnꝺum þa kom þar allꝺꝛi uaran mattí aꝼ þi þangat ſækia alla

in other lands, there was never a bad year there; so [people] could go there for all

þa lutí ſem þeir þurꝼtu at haꝼa ok aꝼ þeſſu ok moꝛgu ǫðrv uſẏnilegu krapta lani

the things they needed to have. And because of this and many other unseen gifts of power

er hann haꝼði truðu þeir hann guð vera ok aꝼ þeſſu hoꝼz ǫnnur villa millum kritar manna

that he had, they believed him to be a god; and from this began another error among the men of Crete

ok maceꝺoniorum sua ſem hín ꝼẏʀ̇í meðal aſſiriorum ok challꝺeíſ. aꝼ zoꝛoaſtre. Ok

and the Macedonians, just as the earlier one [began] among the Assyrians and Chaldeans from Zoroaster. And

er ſaturnus ꝼinnr hverſu mikinn ſtẏrk ꝼolkit þikkiz aꝼ honum haꝼa þa kallaz hann guð

when Saturn finds how much strength the people think they have from him, then he declares himself

vera ok ſegiz ſtioꝛnarí himinſ ok iarðar ok allra luta.

to be God, and says he is ruler of heaven and earth and of all things.

Hann ꜳttí þria ſẏní. het æinn iupiter. annaʀ neptunus. þriði plutus. þeir voro aller atgerꝼiſmennn

He had three sons: one was called Jupiter, the second Neptune, the third Pluto. They were all men of accomplishment,

hiner meſtu ok var iupiter langt ꝼyrir þeim. hann var ſtriðſ maðꝛ ok vann moꝛg konunga ʀiki

the greatest, and Jupiter was far ahead of them. He was a man of war and won many kings' realms.

hann var ok liſtugꝛ ſem ꝼaðer hans ok bra a ſik ymiſſa ꝺẏra liki ok með þvi kom hann moꝛgu

He was also cunning, like his father, and took on himself the likenesses of various beasts, and by that means he brought many things

ꝼramm þvi ſem mannꝺomínum er umoguligt at gioꝛa ok aꝼ ſliku ok oðꝛu hræꝺꝺuz hann

about that are impossible for mankind to do; and because of such things and others

allar þioðer. þvi er iupiter ſettr ꝼyrir þoꝛ sua ſem allar uvetter hræꝺꝺuz hann.

all peoples feared him. Therefore Jupiter is equated with Thor, since all evil beings feared him.

Saturnus lett upp gioꝛa i krítt tvær borger ok .lxx. ok ſem hann þikkiz ꝼullkominn i

Saturn had seventy-two cities built in Crete, and when he thought himself fully established in

rikí ſinu þa ſkipter hann þi með ſonum ſinum ſem hann ſetti ſik ꝼyrir guð ok ſkipaði hann iupiter

his kingdom, he divided it among his sons, as he set himself up as a god; and he assigned to Jupiter

himinʀiki enn neptuno iarðriki en pluto helviti ok þotti honum ſa lutr okioꝛligaztr

the kingdom of heaven, and to Neptune the kingdom of earth, and to Pluto hell; and that seemed to him the least desirable portion,

ok þi gaꝼ hann honum hunꝺ ſinn þann er hann kallaðí ſerberum til þeſſ at gæẏma helvitíſ

and so he gave him his dog, which he called Cerberus, to guard hell.

. þenna ſerberum ſegia grikker erkulum haꝼa ꝺꝛegit oꝛ helvití ok a iarðriki ok þo

This Cerberus the Greeks say Hercules dragged out of hell and up onto the earth. And although

at ſaturnus heꝼðí ſkipt Jupiter himinrikí þa girntiz hann æigi at ſiðꝛ at eignaz iarðrikí

Saturn had allotted heaven to Jupiter, he was no less eager to possess the earth,

ok heriar nu upp a ʀiki ꝼoður ſínſ ok sua ſegiz at hann letí taka hann ok gellꝺa ok ꝼẏrer

and he now makes war on his father's kingdom; and it is said that he had him seized and castrated, and for

ſlik ſtoꝛverki ſeger hann ſik guð vera ok þat ſegia maceꝺoníj at hann letí taka ſkopin ok kaſta

such great deeds he declares himself to be a god. And the Macedonians say that he had the genitals taken and thrown

ut a ſioenn ok þvi truðu þeir langa æꝼí at þar aꝼ heꝼðí voꝛðit kona þa kolluðu

out into the sea, and so they believed for a long time that a woman had come into being from them, whom they called

þeir venerem. ok þvi er venus alla æꝼí ſiðan kolluð aſtar gẏðia ok ſettu hana i guða

Venus. And so Venus has ever since been called the goddess of love, and they placed her in the gods'

tolu at þeir truðu at hon mætti þiða allra manna hioꝛtu til ꜳſtar karla ok kvenna

number, for they believed that she could turn the hearts of all people to love, of men and of women.

Sem ſaturnus var gellꝺꝛ aꝼ iupiter ſẏní ſínum þa ꝼlẏ hann auſtan oꝛ krít ok hingat

When Saturn had been castrated by his son Jupiter, he fled from the east out of Crete and hither

i italia þa bẏgðu þa þeſſ hꜳttar þioðer ſem ekkí erꝼiðaðu ok liꝼðu við akarn ok við

to Italy. At that time peoples of such a kind lived there as did no work and lived on acorns and

groſ ok lagu i hellum eða iarðholum ok ſem ſaturnus kom þar þa ſkiptí hann noꝼnum ok kallaði

plants, and lay in caves or holes in the ground. And when Saturn came there, he changed his name and called

ſik nioꝛð ſaker þeſſ at hann hugði at iupiter ſon hans munꝺi þa ſiðꝛ ꝼretta hann upp.

himself Njord, because he thought that his son Jupiter would then be less likely to find him out.

hann kenꝺi þar ꝼẏrſtr manna at plægia ok planta víngarða þar var goð ioꝛð ok hra

He was the first man there to teach ploughing and the planting of vineyards. The soil there was good and untilled,

ok gioꝛðiz þar ſkiott aar mikit toku þeir hann til hoꝼðingia ok sua æignaðiz hann ǫll þeſſhꜳ́ttar

and soon there was great plenty there. They took him as their chieftain, and so he gained possession of all such

ʀiki ok let gioꝛa þar margar borger. Jupiter ſon hans ꜳttí marga ſẏni. þa ſem ætter

realms, and had many cities built there. Jupiter his son had many sons, from whom families

eru ꝼra komnar. hans ſon var ꝺarꝺanus. hans ſon heríkon. hans ſon lameꝺon ꝼaðer

have come. His son was Dardanus, his son Herikon, his son Laomedon, the father

priamí hoꝼut konungſ. Priamus ꜳttí marga ſẏní. Einn aꝼ þeim var ektoꝛ er agiætaztr heꝼer

of Priam the high king. Priam had many sons. One of them was Hector, who has been the most renowned

verit allra manna i verollꝺu at aꝼli ok vextí ok atgioꝛꝼí ok ǫllum mannꝺomleghum liſtum riꝺꝺarlígrar

of all men in the world for strength and stature and accomplishment and all the manly arts of knightly

ſlektar. ok þat ꝼinnz ſkriꝼat þa er grikker ok allr ſtẏrkr noꝛðꝛ hꜳlꝼu ok auſtrhalꝼu

breeding. And it is found written that when the Greeks and all the strength of the northern half and the eastern half [of the world]

bǫꝛðuz við troio menn. þa heꝼði þeiꝛ allꝺꝛí ſigraðer voꝛðit. nema grikker heꝼði

fought against the men of Troy, they would never have been defeated, had the Greeks not

heitið a guðin ok gengun sua ꝼretter at ekkí mannligt eðlí mattí þa ſigra nema þeiꝛ ẏrðí

called on the gods; and the oracles went so, that no human nature could defeat them unless they were

ſvikner aꝼ ſialꝼſ ſinſ monnum ſem ſiðan gerðiz ok aꝼ þeira ꝼrægð gaꝼu epter komanꝺi menn

betrayed by their own men, as later happened. And from their fame men who came after took

ſer þeira virðingar noꝼn ok æínkannlega sua ſem romveriar er agiætazter menn haꝼa verit

for themselves their names of honour, especially the Romans, who have been the most renowned of men

at moꝛgum lutum epter þeira ꝺaga ok sua ſegiz at þa er roma var algioꝛ at romveriar venðuðu

in many respects since their day. And it is said that when Rome was completed, the Romans modelled

ſinum ſiðum ok logmalí ſem næſt mattu þeir komaz epter þi ſem troiu menn

their customs and law as closely as they could on what the men of Troy,

hoꝼðu haꝼt ꝼoꝛꝼeðꝛ þeira. ok sua mikill kraptr ꝼẏlgði þeſſum monnum at moꝛgum

their forefathers, had had. And such great power went with these men that many

ǫllꝺꝛum ſiðaʀ̇ þa er pompeius æinn hoꝼðingí romvería heriaðí i auſtrhꜳlꝼuna ꝼlẏði

ages later, when Pompey, a chieftain of the Romans, made war in the eastern part [of the world], there fled

utan oðinn oꝛ aſia ok hingat i noꝛðꝛ halꝼuna ok þa gaꝼ hann ſer ok ſinum monnum þeira

away Odin out of Asia and hither into the northern part; and then he gave himself and his men their

noꝼn ok kallaði priamum haꝼa heitið oðín enn ꝺꝛottning hans ꝼrigg ok aꝼ þi tok rikið

names, and said that Priam had been called Odin, and his queen Frigg, and from that the kingdom took

ſiðan naꝼn ok kallaði ꝼrigia þar ſem borgín ſtoð. ok hvart er oðinn ſagði þat til metnaðar

its name afterwards and was called Phrygia, where the city stood. And whether Odin said that out of pride

við ſik eða þat haꝼi sua verit með ſkiptí tungnanna þa haꝼa þo marger ꝼræðimenn

for himself, or it came about in this way through the change of languages, yet many learned men have

haꝼt þat ꝼyrir ſannenꝺa ſogn ok þat var lengi æꝼi epter at hverr ſem mikill hoꝼðingí

held it to be a true account; and for a long age afterwards, whoever was a great chieftain

var tok ſer þar ꝺæmí epter. Einn konungr i troio het munon eða mennon. hann ꜳtti

took his example from that. One king in Troy was called Munon or Memnon; he married

ꝺottur hoꝼuð konungſ priamí. Su het troan. þau attu ſon. ſa het troꝛ. þann

the daughter of Priam the high king. She was called Troan. They had a son; he was called Tror, the one

kollum þoꝛ hann var at upp ꝼæzlu i tracía með þeim hertoga er neꝼnðꝛ er loꝛicus. en er

we call Thor. He was brought up in Thrace with a duke who is named Loricus. And when

hann var .x. vetra. þa tok hann víð vapnum ꝼoður ſinſ. sua var hann ꝼagr alitum er hann kom

he was ten winters old, he took up his father's weapons. He was so fair to look on when he came

með oðꝛum monnum ſem þa er ꝼilſbæín er graꝼit i eik hꜳr hans er ꝼegra en gull.

among other men as when ivory is inlaid in oak; his hair is fairer than gold.

Þa er hann var .xii. vetra haꝼðí hann ꝼullt aꝼl þa lẏptí hann aꝼ iorðu

When he was twelve winters old he had his full strength; then he lifted from the ground

x biarnſtǫkum ǫllum ſenn. Ok þa ꝺꝛap hann loꝛícus hertoga ꝼoſtra ſinn ok konu hans

ten bearskins all at once. And then he killed Duke Loricus, his foster-father, and his wife

loꝛa eða gloꝛa ok æígnaðí ser rikit tracía þat kollum ver þꝛuðheím. þa ꝼoꝛ hann viða um

Lora or Glora, and took for himself the realm of Thrace, which we call Thrudheim. Then he travelled widely through

lǫnꝺ ok kanaðí hæimſ halꝼur ok ſigraði æinn ſaman alla berſerkí ok alla riſa Ok æinn

lands and explored every quarter of the world, and alone defeated all berserks and all giants, and one

hínn meſta ꝺꝛeka ok moꝛg ꝺẏr. i noꝛðꝛ halꝼu heímſ ꝼann hann ſpakonu þa er ſibil het

dragon, the greatest, and many beasts. In the northern part of the world he found a prophetess who was called Sibyl,

er ver kollum ſiꝼ ok ꝼekk hennar eíngi kann ſegia ætt ſiꝼíar. hon var allra kvenna ꝼegrſt

whom we call Sif, and married her. No one can tell Sif's lineage. She was the fairest of all women;

hꜳr hennar var ſem gull. þeira ſon var loꝛiꝺe er likr var ꝼeꝺꝛ ſínum. hans ſon var henreꝺe

her hair was like gold. Their son was Loridi, who was like his father. His son was Henredi;

. hans vingeþorꝛ. hans ſon vingener. hans ſon moꝺa. hans ſon Magí. hans ſon ceſpheth

his [son] Vingethor; his son Vingener; his son Moda; his son Magi; his son Cespheth;

hans ſon beꝺvíg. hans ſon athra er ver kollum annan. hans ſon ítrmann. hans ſon heremoð

his son Bedvig; his son Athra, whom we call Annan; his son Itrmann; his son Heremod;

. hans ſon ſkallꝺunn er ver kollum ſkiǫllꝺ. hans ſon biaꝼ er ver kollum bíar. hans ſon

his son Skaldun, whom we call Skjold; his son Biaf, whom we call Biar; his son

iat. hans ſon guðolꝼ. hans ſon ꝼinn. hans ſon ꝼriallaꝼ er ver kollum ꝼriðleiꝼ. hann aatti þann

Iat; his son Gudolf; his son Finn; his son Friallaf, whom we call Fridleif. He had the

ſon er neꝼnꝺꝛ er voꝺen. þann kollum ver oðen. hann var agiætr maꝺꝛ aꝼ ſpekí ok allre

son who is named Voden; him we call Odin. He was a renowned man for wisdom and every

atgioꝛꝼí. kona hans het ꝼrigiða er ver kǫllum ꝼrigg. Oðenn haꝼði ſpaꝺom ok sua kona hans

accomplishment. His wife was called Frigida, whom we call Frigg. Odin had the gift of prophecy, and so had his wife,

ok aꝼ þeim viſinꝺum ꝼann hann þat at naꝼn hans munꝺi uppi vera haꝼt i noꝛðꝛ hꜳlꝼu

and through that knowledge he found that his name would be kept alive in the northern part

hæímſ ok tignat um ꝼram alla konunga. Fẏrer þa ſǫk ꝼẏſtiz hann at bẏria ꝼerð ſina aꝼ

of the world and honoured above all kings. For that reason he was eager to begin his journey from

tẏrklanꝺi ok haꝼði með ſer mikinn ꝼíǫlða liðſ unga menn ok gamla karla ok konur Ok

Turkland, and had with him a great multitude of people, young men and old, men and women; and

hoꝼðu með ser marga gerſemlegha lutí. enn hvar ſem þeir ꝼoꝛu ẏꝼer lonꝺ þar var agiæti

they had with them many precious things. And wherever they went through lands, great renown

mikit aꝼ þeim ſagt ſua at þeir þottu likari guðum enn monnum. Ok þeir geꝼa æigi ſtað ꝼerðinni

was spoken of them, so that they seemed more like gods than men. And they make no halt on their journey

ꝼẏʀ en þeir koma noꝛðꝛ i þat lanꝺ er nu er kallat Saxlanꝺ. þar ꝺvalꝺiz oðinn langa

until they come north into the land which is now called Saxland. There Odin stayed a long

hrið ok æignaðiz viða þat lanꝺ. þar ſettí oðenn til lanꝺz giæzlu

while and took possession of that land far and wide. There Odin set to guard the land

iii. ſonu ſina. er æinn neꝼnꝺꝛ veggꝺeɢ̇. var hann rikr konungr ok reð ꝼyrir auſtr ſaxa lanꝺi. hans ſon

three of his sons. One is named Veggde; he was a powerful king and ruled over East Saxland. His son

vitrgilſ. hans ſẏner voro þeir picta ꝼaðer heíngeſtz ok ſigaʀ̇ ꝼaðer ſvebꝺeg er ver kollum

was Vitrgils. His sons were Picta, the father of Hengist, and Siga, the father of Svebdeg, whom we call

ſvipꝺag. annaʀ ſon oðenſ het bellꝺeg er ver kǫllum ballꝺꝛ. hann ꜳttí þat lanꝺ er nu heiter

Svipdag. The second son of Odin was called Beldeg, whom we call Baldr. He held the land which is now called

veſt ꝼal. hanſ ſon var bꝛanꝺꝛ. hans ſon ꝼrioðigar er ver kǫllum ꝼroða. hans ſon var ꝼreovín

Westphalia. His son was Brand; his son Friodigar, whom we call Frodi; his son was Freovin;

. hans ſon ẏviɢ̇. hans ſon gevíſ er ver kǫllum gave. enn þriði ſon oðenſ er neꝼnꝺꝛ ſigí

his son Yvi; his son Gevis, whom we call Gave. And the third son of Odin is named Sigi;

. hans ſon ʀerer. þeir langꝼeðꝛ reðu þar ꝼẏrer er nu er kallat ꝼracklanꝺ. ok er þaðan ſu ætt

his son Rerir. These forefathers ruled over what is now called Frankland, and from them comes that family

komín er kollut er uǫlſungar. ꝼra ǫllum þeſſum eru ſtoꝛar ætter komnar ok margar.

which is called the Volsungs. From all of these great families have come, and many.

Þa bẏriaði oðenn ꝼerð ſína noꝛðꝛ ok kom i þat lanꝺ er þeir kolluðu

Then Odin began his journey north and came into the land which they called

reiðgota lanꝺ ok æignaðiz i því lanꝺi allt þat er hann villꝺi. hann ſettí þar til lanꝺa ſon ſinn

Reidgotaland, and took possession in that land of all that he wished. He set his son there over the land,

er ſkiollꝺꝛ het. hans ſon var ꝼriðleiꝼr. þaðan er ſu ætt komín er ſkiollꝺungar heita

who was called Skjold. His son was Fridleif. From him comes the family called the Skjoldungs;

. þat eru ꝺana konungar. Ok þat heiter nu iotlanꝺ er þa var kallat reiðgota lanꝺ.

they are the kings of the Danes. And what was then called Reidgotaland is now called Jutland.

Epter þat ꝼoꝛ hann noꝛðꝛ þar ſem nu heiter ſviþioð þar var ſa konungr er gẏlꝼi er neꝼnꝺꝛ

After that he went north to where it is now called Sweden. There was a king there who is named Gylfi.

Enn er hann ſpẏʀ̇ til ꝼerðar þeira aſia aſia manna er æser voꝛu kallaðer. ꝼoꝛ hann moti þeim Ok

And when he learned of the coming of those men of Asia, who were called Aesir, he went to meet them and

bauð at oðinn ſkẏllꝺí ſlikt vallꝺ haꝼa i hans riki ſem hann villꝺi ſialꝼr Ok ſa tími ꝼẏlgði

offered that Odin should have as much power in his kingdom as he himself wished. And such good fortune went with

ꝼerð þeira at hvar ſem þeiꝛ ꝺuolðuz i lǫnꝺum þa var þar ꜳ̋r ok ꝼriðꝛ. þeiꝛ truðu aller at þeiꝛ

their journey that wherever they stayed in any land there were good seasons and peace. They all believed that they

værí þeꜱ̇ raðanꝺí þviat þat ſa rikiſ menn at þeir voro uliker oðꝛum monnum þeim er þeir hoꝼðu ſieð

were the cause of it, because men of rank saw that they were unlike other men whom they had seen,

at ꝼegrð ok sua at vití. þar þotti oðní ꝼagrer lanꝺzkoſter ok kauſ ſier þar borgar ſtað ſem nu

in beauty and in wisdom too. Odin found the land fair and fruitful there, and he chose a site for a city there, at what is now

heita ſigtun. þat var aꝼ hans naꝼni. ok gaꝼ ser konung ꝺom ok kallaðiz níoꝛðꝛ. ok þi ꝼinnz þat ſkriꝼat

called Sigtuna; that was [named] from his name. And he took royal rule and called himself Njord; and so it is found written

i ꝼræði bokum at nioꝛðꝛ haꝼi heitið hinn ꝼẏrſtí ſvia konungꝛ. er þat til þeſſ at oðinn heꝼer

in books of learning that the first king of the Swedes was called Njord. The reason for that is that Odin was

þar verið goꝼgaztr. Ok ſkipaðí þar hoꝼðingium i þa liking ſem verit haꝼði í troío

the most noble there. And he appointed chieftains there after the likeness of what there had been in Troy:

ſettí tolꝼ hoꝼut menn i ſtaðnum at ꝺæma lanꝺz log. ok ſua ſkipaði hann rettum ǫllum ſem ꝼẏʀ̇

he set twelve chief men in the city to judge the laws of the land, and he ordered all rights just as before

hoꝼðu verit i troío ok tẏrker voꝛu vaner. epter þat ꝼoꝛ hann noꝛðꝛ þar til er

they had been in Troy, and as the Turks were used to. After that he went north until

ſiar tok við honum ſa er þeir hugðu at lægí um lonꝺ ǫll ok ſetti þar ſon ſinn til þeſſ rikiſſ

the sea stopped him, the sea they thought lay around all lands; and he set his son over the realm

er nu heiter noꝛegr ſa het ſæmingr ok telia þar noꝛegſ konungar ſinar ætter til hans ok ſua

which is now called Norway. He was called Saeming, and the kings of Norway trace their lineage to him, and so do

iarlar ok aðꝛer rikíſ menn. Sva ſem ſeger i halæẏgia talí. en oðenn haꝼði með ser þann

jarls and other men of rank, as it says in Haleygjatal. And Odin had with him that

ſon ſinn er ẏngvi er neꝼnꝺꝛ er konungr var i ſviþioðu epter hann. Ok eru aꝼ honum komnar þær

son of his who is named Yngvi, who was king in Sweden after him; and from him come those

ætter er ẏnglingar eru kallaðer. þeir æser toku ser kvan ꝼong þar innan lanꝺz en ſumer ſonum

families which are called the Ynglings. The Aesir took themselves wives there within the land, and some for their sons,