Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1979, Page 79

Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1979, Page 79
The Case of »Hernilds kvæði 87 29 Hermundur stendur á hallargólvi við slíðrabundnum knívi: »Hevði tað verið sonur til faðir tín, so skuldi tú látið lívið.«15 This interaction between Hermundur and Halga parallels the immediately preceding scene in which the hostile King Atli passes sentence on his nephew at court and is then threa- tened by him. The purpose of both these scenes seems to be the same: to show how harshly Hermundur is treated by anta- gonistic family members. The corresponding scene in Land- stad’s B text of »Hermoð Ille« is very different. Here, Hæge reciprocates Hermoð’s affection and becomes his lover. In this version their angry words are nothing but a lover’s quarrel, after which they make up and sorrowfully part, promising to remain true to each other: 14 Eg plaga no aldri vera sá rædd eg tikist i hugin skjæve, eg tor fulla gange i hogan loft og roða með fruga Hæge. 15 Dei lág ihóp den lange nott alt með kvoraðres síðe, notti leið og sóli kom dei skjuldest með sorg og kvíðe. 16 Tjóvanne og trælanne dei hava no freð i lande, ferutan du Ille Hermoð du aukar deg sjave din vande. 17 Tjóvanne og trælanne dei hava i landi freð feruttan du Ille Hermoð du fær inki notte-greð. 18 Og deð var Ule Hermoð han riste pá sylvgjurðe sverð: var du inki Hæge fruga fara sille du ei ferð!
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