Ragnar The Red

There once was a hero named Ragnar the Red,

Who came riding to Whiterun from ole Rorikstead!

And the braggart did swagger and brandish his blade,

As he told of bold battles and gold he had made!

But then he went quiet, did Ragnar the Red,

When he met the shieldmaiden Matilda who said:

"Oh, you talk and you lie and you drink all our mead!

Now I think it's high time that you lie down and bleed!"

And so then came the clashing and slashing of steel,

As the brave lass Matilda charged in full of zeal!

And the braggart named Ragnar was boastful no more

When his ugly red head rolled around on the floor!

Translation

Ragnar se Rēad

Oh, ðider ǣne wæs a hæleƥ hāteð Ragnar se rēad

Hwā cuman ærnan tō Whiterun (Hwītrinnan) fram eald Rorikstead

Ond hē braggart dōn ġielpan ond braund his blæd

As hē cweƥan of beald æscplega ond golde se habben wyrcan

Ac ƥonne hē wend salnes dōn Ragnar se rēad

Hwonne hē gemētan sēo lindmægƥ, Matilda, hwā secgan:

“Oh ðū tealcian, ond ðū belēogan, ond ðū drincan uncer meodu

Nu ic hycgan hit bið hēah tīd sē licgan ond blēdan”

Ond swā ƥonne cuman gefeoht ond ceorfan of stēle

As sēo rōf mægƥ Matilda ābrecan in ful of ofost

Ond se braggard hāteð Ragnar wæs gielp nā māra

Hwonne se his unfæger rēad hēafod wealcan on ðæt flōr

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