Ragnars snake pit poetry

"Orrostur hefk áttar, þærs ágætar þóttu, gerða ek mörgum mönnum mein, fimm tigi ok eina; eigi hugðak orma at aldrlagi mínu; verðr mjök mörgu sinni, þats minnst varir sjálfan." Ok enn kvað hann: "Gnyðja mundu grísir, ef galtar hag vissi, mér er gnótt at grandi, grafa inn rönum sínum ok harðliga hváta, hafa mik sogit, ormar; nú munk nár af bragði ok nær dýrum deyja." This last is the part of the poem that is sung over and over in the death scene. The complete story of Ragnar Lodbrok can be found at http://heimskringla.no/wiki/Ragnars_s... When Ragnar Lothbrok is thrown in to the snake pit, he skalds the words "Grymta månde grisarna när de hör hur den gamle galten lider!" Which translated is roughly "the pigs will grunt when they hear how the old boar is suffering!". Of course implying that his sons will come for vengeance. A heads up of whats to come later in the season of Vikings* perhaps? *Vikings is a historically correct (well..mostly) series about the man that almost made myth, Ragnar Lodbrok. The series uses expert advice from, among others, Einar Selvik and has a lot of music from him and his band Wardruna. Edited for you: Eismall-sut og vervill Tils eg råka deg Last edit: Mun þú mik, man ek þik. You have given me so much. You will always mean the world to me. Unn þú mér, ann ek þér.