3/28/2023 0 Comments Beneath a steel sky swing cableThey took Mime, therefore, and beheaded him, and sent his head to the Asaland people. But when Hone stood in the Things or other meetings, if Mime was not near him, and any difficult matter was laid before him, he always answered in one way - "Now let others give their advice" so that the Vanaland people got a suspicion that the Asaland people had deceived them in the exchange of men. Now, when Hone came to Vanaheim he was immediately made a chief, and Mime came to him with good counsel on all occasions. On the other side, the Vanaland people sent the wisest man in their community, who was called Kvase. The people of Asaland sent a man called Hone, whom they thought well suited to be a chief, as he was a stout and very handsome man and with him they sent a man of great understanding called Mime. The Vanaland people sent their best men, Njord the Rich, and his son Frey. They tired of this at last, and on both sides appointed a meeting for establishing peace, made a truce, and exchanged hostages. Odin went out with a great army against the Vanaland people but they were well prepared, and defended their land so that victory was changeable, and they ravaged the lands of each other, and did great damage. Of Odin's War With the People of Vanaland Odin soon after returned home, and took his wife back. It happened once when Odin had gone to a great distance, and had been so long away that the people Of Asia doubted if he would ever return home, that his two brothers took it upon themselves to divide his estate but both of them took his wife Frigg to themselves. Odin had two brothers, the one called Ve, the other Vilje, and they governed the kingdom when he was absent. Often he went away so far that he passed many seasons on his journeys. His people also were accustomed, whenever they fell into danger by land or sea, to call upon his name and they thought that always they got comfort and aid by it, for where he was they thought help was near. It was his custom when he sent his men into battle, or on any expedition, that he first laid his hand upon their heads, and called down a blessing upon them and then they believed their undertaking would be successful. It was the belief of his people that victory belonged to him in every battle. Odin was a great and very far-travelled warrior, who conquered many kingdoms, and so successful was he that in every battle the victory was on his side. They were called Diar, or Drotner, and all the people served and obeyed them. It was the custom there that twelve temple priests should both direct the sacrifices, and also judge the people. In that city was a chief called Odin, and it was a great place for sacrifice. The country east of the Tanaquisl in Asia was called Asaland, or Asaheim, and the chief city in that land was called Asgaard. The country of the people on the Vanaquisl was called Vanaland, or Vanaheim and the river separates the three parts of the world, of which the eastermost part is called Asia, and the westermost Europe. On the south side of the mountains which lie outside of all inhabited lands runs a river through Swithiod, which is properly called by the name of Tanais, but was formerly called Tanaquisl, or Vanaquisl, and which falls into the Black Sea. There are huge wild beasts, and dreadful dragons. There are giants, and there are dwarfs, and there are also blue men, and there are any kinds of stranger creatures. In Swithiod are many great domains, and many races of men, and many kinds of languages. The northern part of Swithiod lies uninhabited on account of frost and cold, as likewise the southern parts of Blueland are waste from the burning of the sun. The Great Swithiod is reckoned by some as not less than the Great Serkland others compare it to the Great Blueland. Northward of the Black Sea lies Swithiod the Great, or the Cold. From the same sea a long sea-bight stretches towards the north-east, and is called the Black Sea, and divides the three parts of the earth of which the eastern part is called Asia, and the western is called by some Europa, by some Enea. Thus it is known that a great sea goes in at Narvesund, and up to the land of Jerusalem. It is said that the earth's circle which the human race inhabits is torn across into many bights, so that great seas run into the land from the out-ocean. Saga of Sigurd, Inge, and Eystein, the Sons of Harald Saga of Magnus the Blind and of Harald Gille Saga of Sigurd the Crusader and His Brothers Eystein and Olaf Saga of King Harald Grafeld and of Earl Hakon Son of Sigurd This online edition was created and published by Global Grey on the 21st February 2023. This translation by Samuel Laing was first published in 1844.
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