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which have replaced the question in v. 395, show that the Kms version
is not merely an abridged CV7 text. The most natural explanation seems
to be that the saga represents a variant version which in CV7 has been
combined with the O text.
In the passage corresponding to O vv. 520-62, Kms has a much shorter
version than any of the French MSS:
O 520-27:
528:
O 529-36:
Marsilie speaks to Ganeion: Charlemagne
is now old, he has conquered many lands.
Quant ert il mais recreanz d’osteier?
Ganelon’s answer: He praises the emperor.
O 537-43: Marsilie repeats his question.
O 544^-9: Ganelon’s answer: It is all because of
Roland.
O 550-56: Marsilie again repeats his question.
O 557-62: Ganeion repeats his answer.
= V4 429-38, C 804-14,
Kms p. 49621-29
diff. the other MSS, om. Kms
= V4 439-45, C 815-23,
Kms p. 49630-4972
= V4 446-51, CV7 om.;
Kms om.
= V4 452-60, CV7 om.;
Kms p. 4973-9
= V4 461-67, C 824-28;
Kms om.
= V4 468-73, C 829-38;
Kms om.
The result of the omissions in the saga text is that all repetitions have
disappeared, and Ganelon’s three answers have been combined into one:
Guinelun jarl svaraSi: “Karlamagnus keisari cp. O 529, K4 439
er vel at sér gerr um alla hluti, cp. O 530-31, V4 440-41
ok mikit li3 hefir guS honum léS at stjorna, cp. O 535, V4 442
ok engi maSr å honum at hallmæla, cp. O 532, V4 443
ok engi maSr må hans goezku tjå né tina, cp. O 533-34, V4 444
ok heldr vil ek dauSa bola en missa eSa tyna hans vinåttu. cp. O 536,
V4 445, C 823
En svå lengi sem Rollant lifir, cp. O 544 (and 557), V4 452 (and 468)
add.: [)å mun Karlamagnus konungr aldri um kyrt sitja, svå at hann mun eigi
herja å lond annarra konunga. cp. O 540-43, 552-56, V4 449-51, 463-67
En bat er vist at segja, at Rollants jafningja veit ek eigi å jarSriki, cp. O 545,
558, V4 453
ok svå Oliver hit sama. cp. O 546, V4 454
En bc*r 12 jafningjar cp. O 547, 560, V4 455, 470
skulu lands gæta cp. O 548, 561, V4 456, 471
add.: begar er Karlamagnus konungr ferr til Frakklands, (explanation)
add.: en beir eru svå miklir atgervimenn, cp. V4 472? (or explanation)
at Karlamagnus konungr ottast ekki vætta meSan beir eru lifs. = O 549,
562, V4 457, 473.
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