Útgarða-Loki, Part III and IV
Will some birds sit in trees over me? Me suspects (I suspect), when I awoke that some bird-poop fell on me. Are you awake, Thor? Time to be up, so stand and clothe yourself. And you are not now a long way to the village which is called Útgarð. Heard have I that you had whispered among yourselves that am no little man grown, but you shall see there a greater man, which you come to in Útgarð. Now will I advise you wholesome advice: Don’t make yourself look great, Útgarða-Loka will not tolerate well this action from such wimpy babies.
And if at least one desires to return, then I insist you better from that take. And if you want to go forth, then head you from the east (also, to the west). And I go on to the north path to this mountain which now you may see.
Skrymir takes the food-bag and casts it on his back and turns himself away toward the forest from them, and this is not told, that Æsirnir (the gods, i-umlaut in the nom. plural, original word Áss) bade them meet each other again.
Thor and his companions turns forth and has done, and they walked forth to midday. Then saw the city standing in a valley and set their necks on their backs after get seen over up. the gates and closed back. Thor went up to the structure and was the gate and got not it unlocked, and when they were tired they came themselves into the city, then they crept between the bars in the door and came in such. They saw a great hall and went inside. Was tired to be opened, then they walked in and they saw many men on two benches. It next they came to the king Útgarða-Loka and he said; but he turned slowly to them and grinned with his teeth and said:
“Slow is from a long road that asks tidings, or is the other way and I think, that this I see is Thor?* And more will you be but seems yourself you are. Or what sports is it are you and your companions thinking to be ready with? None shall be here with us, such is not able to do some kind of art or cunning from past most men (greater than most men).”
Then says so which person went which was called Loki:
“Then can I play, which I am ready to try, that not which here so is quickly
shall he may eat but I. (Word order: that none which are here shall eat as quickly as I.)”
Then answered Útgarða-Loki: “That is a sport, if you can manage, and shall try then this sport.”
Called out on the bench that was which is called Logi (whose name literally means flame) shall go forth on the floor and find out himself against Loki. Then taken was one trough carried into the hall-floor and filled with flesh. Loki set himself at one end, and Logi at the other, and the two ate as quickly and met in the middle of the trough. Had then Loki eaten all flesh from the bones, but Logi had and eaten all the flesh and bones along with and the trough; and turned himself now to be as Loki had done the games.
Then asked Útgarða-Loki: “What so the young man can of games,” and Thjalfi said that he will try to run some while with each one of them which Útgarða-Loki is able to. Útgarða-Loki says that this is a good game and calls this mainly that he himself sees well who is ready of the speed-game, if this game he shall perform; but though he let quickly this should find out. Then stands up Útgarða-Loki and walks out, and was there good time to run the smooth field. Then calls Útgarða-Loki to his own men, which is named Hugi (name literally means thought) and asked he to run in valor with Thjalfi. Then they take out the first race, and is it Hugi from forth that he turns back against him at end-race.
Then says Útgarða-Loki: “Thjalfi will need at lay yourself from more, if you should win the game; but though it is true, that none have come here, the people I think are but so swift-footed.”
Then they take back a second race and then Hugi comes to race's end and he turns back then was long shot/quick to Thjalfi. Then says Útgarða-Loki:
“Well I think Thjalfi runs, but I don’t believe him now that he wins the race; but now will tempt/try, which they run out the third race.”
Then they take in race; Hugi runs to the race’s end and turns back, and is Thjalfi not so returned on mid-race. Then says all that try is about their game.
Then asks Útgarða-Loki to Thor what sports they will be which he will reveal for them, so great stories as men have got nothing done about his great-work.
Then says Thor that held himself will he take to, that fatigue drinks with each one man. Útgarða-Loki says that it may well be, goes into the hall and calls a squire to him; bids that he take a hell-horn which shepherds are accustomed to drink from. The second squire came forth with the horn and could Thor in hand. Then says Útgarða-Loki “From this thick horn then will drink if in one drink goes from, and some men drink in two, and which so little drink-man goes not from. Thor looks at the horn, and turns himself not great, and is though held long, and he is very thirsty; takes that drink and sinks great and looks that no shall need at him in the horn.
*Translation by my professor: It is slow, learning news from a long way away, or is it another way than I think, that this dweeb may be Thor?
