Thus is the history of the Magyars and Finns

This stands written in Waraburgh by the mouth of the Aldega ¹

The Waraburgh is no maid’s burgh, therein are all foreign and outlandish things kept, which are brought there by the seamen.
It lies three poles, that is a half tide (three hours) southward of Medeasblik.

Also is the foreword: mountains bow thy crowns, clouds and streams weep.
Yes.⁵
Skenland (Scandinavia) blushes, slave folk step upon thy dress, O Frya.

Thus is the history
100 and 1 years after Aldland was sunken, there came a folk way out of the East.
That folk was driven by another folk, behind us in Twisk-land, they became divided into two troops, each army went its way.

Of the one part, no word is come to us, but the other part fell behind our Skenland.¹⁰
Skenland was sparsely populated and the far shore was the scantiest of all.
Therefore did they win it without a fight and because they did no harm otherwise, we would have no war.
Now that we are acquainted with them, so will we write about their habits, how it has gone for us, with them, afterwards.

That folk was not naught wild like many of the races of Finda’s, but like unto the Egyptians, they have priests like them and now they have churches and images.
The priests are the only rulers, they call themselves Magyar, their all-highest is called Magy, he is high priest and king in one, all of the other folk are zero in reckoning and equal and all under their power.¹⁵
That folk has no name, by us are they called Finns.

For although their festivals are altogether drear and bloody, they are also fine withal, so that we stand second there (in that respect).
Furthermore, aren’t they naught to envy for they are slaves of their priests and yet full worse, of their opinions.

They believe that everything is full of evil spirits which slip into people and animals, but of Wralda’s ghost wit they naught.

They have stone weapons, the Magyar, copper.²⁰
The Magyar say that they can banish and drive out evil spirits therefore is the folk always in dreadful fear and upon their countenances, is not never no blithness to sense.

When they were well set up, the Magyar sought friendship with us, they praised our speech and customs, our herds and iron weapons which they would gladly exchange for their gold and silver Ornaments.
And their nation held they always within the boundary posts but that beguiled our watchfulness.

Eighty years later, it was just yulefest, there they came unexpected like snow driven to run over our land by a storm wind.
Those who did not flee were fordone.²⁵
Frya was called upon, but the Skenlanders had neglected her advice.

Then was strength gathered, three hours from Goda his burgh, (Gothenburg) were they withstood but war remained.
Kat or Katherinne as the maid was also called, was burghmaid of Godaburgh.
Kat was proud and highbearing, therefore she let neither advice nor helpers be asked of the Mother.
But when the burghers grasped that, then sent they messengers themselves to Texland to the Mother there.³⁰
Minna was thus the Mother’s name, she summoned all the seamen and all other young folk from East-Flyland and the Denmarks.