The writings of Konered about Adel and Ifkia

Now will I write about Adel, his son.¹

Friso, who had learned our history out of the book of the Adellings, has done everything to win their friendship.
His first son, which he won by Swethirte his wife, has he that hour called Adel.
And although he struggled with all his might, to neither build a burgh nor to restore one, however sent he his son Adel to the burgh at Texland so that he might become acquainted, with all which belongs to our laws, speech and customs.

When Adel told twenty years of age, Friso let him come to his own school, and when he was graduated there, he let him travel through all states.⁵
Adel was an affable young gentleman, in his travels has he won many friends.
Thence is it come to be that the folk has called him Atha-rik (friend-rich), something which came to suit him so well afterwards, for when his dad was fallen, he (Adel) remained in his stead without that another grave came to be spoken of during the election.

While Adel was in study at Texland, was there as well an all lovely maid in upon the burgh.
She came from out of the Saxonmarks, from out of the state which is called Suoabaland, therefore was she called Suobene at Texland, although her name was Ifka.

Adel had fallen in love with her and she loved Adel, but his dad bade him he should yet wait.¹⁰
Adel was obedient but as soon as his dad was dead and he established, sent he that hour messengers to Berth-holda, her dad to ask if he might have his daughter as wife.

Berth-holda was a prince of uncorrupted morality, he had sent Ifka to Texland for instruction in the hope that she should once be chosen burghmaid in his own land.
However, he had become acquainted with their mutual desire, therefore he went and gave them his blessing.

Ifka was a capable Frya’s.
For so far as I have been acquainted with her, has she always worked and wrought so that Frya’s children might again come under self-government and in one federation.¹⁵
To get the people on her side, has she travelled off with her husband, from her dad, through the Saxonmarks and forth to Gertmannia so had the Gertmen called their state, which they acquired through Gosa’s efforts.

Thence went they to the Denmarks.
From the Denmarks went they by ship to Texland.
From Tex-land went they to Westflyland and so along the sea hence to Walhallagara.
From Walhallagara bore they along the south Rhine, until they, with great fear, came above the Rhine by the Marsata whereof our Appollania has written.²⁰

When they had been there for a while, went they again to the low ground.
When they were now going down to the lowlands for a time, until they came to a district of the old burgh Aken, are there unwatched four servants murdered and naked unclothed.
They were come a little bit in the rear.

My brother, who was always at hand, had often forbidden them, though they hadn’t nought obeyed.
The bandits who had done it were Germans who today dared come over the Rhine to murder and to rob.²⁵
The Germans are bannished and escaped Frya’s children, but their wives have they reft from the Tartars.
The Tartar is a brown Finda’s folk, thus called because the fight in defiance (UTTARTA) of everyone.
They are all riders and robbers.

From this are the Germans also become bloodthirsty.
The Germans who had done the wickedness, call themselves Frya or Franks.³⁰
here were, said my brother, red, white and brown among them.
They that were red or brown dye their hair white with lime water.
When afterwards their countenances remain in truth brown, they thusly become all the loathsomer thereby.

Even as Appolania, regarded they afterwards Lydasburgh and the Alderga.
Thence traveled they over Staveren’s regions around by their people.³⁵
So amiably had they presented themselves that the people would always keep them.
Three months later sent Adel messengers to all the friends he had won and let them be invited that they should send enlightened people to him in the Lovemonth.