Vinland

Hin sama var vmræda a Uinlandz fôr sem fyrr. ok fystu menn Kallzefni miog þeirrar ferdar bæde Gudridr ok adrir menn. nu var radin ferd hans ok red hann ser skipveria .lx. kalla ok konur .v. Þann maldaga gerdu þeir Kallzefni ok hasetar hans at iofnum hondum skylldi þeir hafa allt þat er þeir fengi til gæda. þeir hǫfdu med ser allz skonar fenat þuiat þeir ætlodu at byggia landit ef þeir mętti þat. Kallzefni bat Leif husa a Uinlande en hann kuetzst lia mundu husin en gefa æigi.

People were talking about a voyage to Vinland, just as before, and they pressed Karlsefni hard to go, Gudrid as well as others. So his voyage was settled, and he took on a crew of sixty men and five women. Karlsefni and his crew agreed to share equally in all the valuable goods they got. They took all kinds of livestock with them, because they meant to settle the land if they could. Karlsefni asked Leif to give him his houses in Vinland. Leif said he would lend the houses but not give them.

Sidan helldu þeir j haf skipinu ok komu til Leifs buda med heilu ok holldnu ok baru þar upp hudfôt sin. þeim bar brátt j hendr mikil fông ok god þuiat reydr uar þar upp rekin będe mikil ok god. foru til sidan ok skaru hualinn. skorti þa æigi mat. fenadr gek þar a land upp en þat uar bratt at gradfe vard urigt ok gerde mikit vm sik. þeir hofdu haft med ser gridung æinn. Kallzefni let fella vidu ok telgia til skips sins ok lagde vidinn a biarg eitt til þurkanar. þeir hofdu oll gæde af landkostum þeim er þar voru będe af vinberium ok allz skonar ueidum ok gędum.

Then they put out to sea and reached Leif’s Booths safe and sound, and carried their skin sleeping bags ashore. Soon they had plenty of good food on hand, because a big, fine whale had been driven ashore. They went and cut up the whale, so they did not lack food. The livestock were turned out on land, but the males soon grew wild and hard to handle. They had brought one bull with them. Karlsefni had trees felled and shaped for his ship’s cargo, and laid the timber on a rock to dry. They made use of all the good things the land had to offer: grapes, every kind of game, and other produce.