Åsa Sigurdsdatter

Hálfdanar Saga Eysteinsson

Þrándr hefir konungr heitit. Við hann er kenndr Þrándheimr í Noregi. Hann var sonr Sæmings konungs, sonar Óðins, er réð fyrir Hálogalandi. Sæmingr átti Naumu, er Naumudalr er við kenndr. Þrándr var mikill höfðingi. Hans kona hét Dagmær, systir Svanhvítar, er Hrómundr Gripsson átti. Þeira sonr hét Eysteinn, en annarr Eirekr inn víðförli, er fann Ódáinsakr. Hans móðir er ekki nefnd.

Eysteinn giftist ok fekk dóttur Sigurðar hjartar, er Ása hét. Hennar móðir var Áslaug, dóttir Sigurðar orms í auga. Eysteinn fekk með henni Finnmörk ok Valdres, Þótn ok Haðaland. Hann var ríkr ok stjórnsamr. Þau áttu son, er Hálfdan hét. Hann var ok stjórnsamr ok stilltr vel ok fríðr sýnum ok vandist snemma við allar íþróttir, þær sem karlmann máttu fríða ok betra var at hafa en missa. Hann var vinfastr ok trúlyndr ok vinavandr, gleðimaðr mikill, svá at alla gleði mátti við hann eiga, en ef honum mislíkaði, þá var hann þunglyndr ok langrækr, en eigi mjök bráðskapaðr. Hann óx upp með föður sínum, þar til hann var fimmtán vetra gamall. Þá tók móðir hans sótt ok andaðist. Þótti konungi þat mikill skaði ok öllum öðrum, ok var hennar útferð gerð sæmiliga. Konungr undi lítt í ríki sínu þaðan í frá, ok fór hann í hernað hvert sumar.

The Saga of Halfdan Eysteinsson translated by George L. Hardman

The king was named Thrand. Thrandheim in Norway is named after him. He was the son of King Saeming, son of Odin, who ruled Halogaland. Saeming married Nauma, after whom Naumadal is named. Thrand was a great chieftain. His wife was named Dagmaer, sister of Svanhvit, who was married to Hromund Gripsson. Their son was named Eysteinn, and the other Eirik the Wide-traveller. His mother is not named.

Eysteinn was married to the daughter of Sigurd Hjart, who was named Asa. Her mother was Aslaug, daughter of Sigurd Serpent-eye. Her dowry included Finnmark and Valdres, Thotn and Hadaland. He was powerful and a capable ruler. They had a son, who was named Halfdan. He was also fit to rule, and quite even-tempered and good looking, and excelled at an early age in all skills, which a gentleman might value, and which were better to have than to lack. He was faithful and trustworthy and particular about his friends, a very cheerful man, so that everyone was happy who was with him, but if he did not like someone, he was melancholy and unforgiving, and not of a hearty disposition. He grew up with his father, until he was fifteen years old. Then his mother took ill and died. The king thought that this was a great loss, as did all the others, and her funeral was done with propriety. From that time on, the king did not value his kingdom very much, and went plundering every summer.

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