Viking Burial

[Tillyella]

Does anyone know of a poem about a viking burial. I don't know the actual title but think it may have been written by Thomas Moore. Your help would be appreciated.

[MustafaTickl]

K�mi-a Gr�tti
�r gr�a fjalli,
n� s� inn har�i
hallr �r j�r�u,
n� m�li sv�
m�r bergrisa,
ef vissim vit
v�tr til hennar

[Tillyella]

Ooo Heck what does that all mean?

[Buenchico]

What all of that means is that Mustafa is winding you up.

The Old Icelandic he's quoted translates as:

"Gr�tti had not come
from the grey fell,
nor yet the hard
stone from the earth;
nor so had ground
the giant maid,
if her race had
aught of her known"

which, as far as I can see, has nothing to do with Viking burials. (It's taken from the final Heroic Lay of the Poetic Edda).

I suppose it could have been worse; Mustafa could have quoted the whole of Beowulf ;-)

I can't find any reference to a relevant poem by Thomas Moore. Charles Mackay (1814-89) perhaps?:
http://www.rampantscotland.com/poetry/blpoems_ seaking.htm

Chris

[Tillyella]

Thank you so much Buenchico for your translation and your help