Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana - 01.06.1981, Side 259

lance into the mouth of the dragon, all the way down to its heart. The
dragon feli dead on top of Erex’ horse, causing it to die on the spot. Erex
and his lady Evida now went over to the man who lay unconscious on the
ground, and they tried to revive him as best they could. When he regained
consciousness he thanked Erex heartily for saving his life. When they
asked him for his name he replied: “My name is Plato. I am duke of
Vigdæiborg, the son of the sister of Sir Gawain, who is a member of
Arthur’s court. This dragon seized me while I was sleeping this morning
on my shield. My lady and servants are searching for me a short distance
away from here. Now I give my kingdom and myself into your power.”)
Pidriks saga af Bern
Nv er freir coma af scogenvm }ra sia jreir mikil tidendi oc vndarleg. |reir
sia einn mikinn flvgdreka. hann var bædi langr oc digr. hann hevir fot-
leggi digra oc klær bædi hvassar oc langar. hafvd hans var mikit oc
ogorlect. hann flygr nalega med iardo sialfri oc hvervitna sem klær hans
taca iordina jra var sem med hino hvassasta iarni væri hogvit. J mvnni ser
hevir hann einn mann oc hevir solgit fotvnvm oc allt vpp vndir hendr.
En or mvnninom vt stod havvdit oc herdarnar hendrnar varo i nedra
keptinom oc enn livir madrinn. Oc nv er hann ser hvar Jjessir menn tveir
rida jra callar hann a Jra. Godir drengir segir hann ridit hingat oc dvgid
mer. [ressi hinn micli anscoti toc mic sovandi af minom scildi. En ef ec
væra vacandi oc vidr bvinn [>a myndi mic alz ecki sacat hava. Nv er [>eir
felagar heyra jretta |ridricr oc fasold. [>a lavpa fæir af hestom sinom oc
brigda sverdom oc hogva Jreir badir senn til drecans oc beit noccot sverd
Jjidrics en fasold allz ecci. Nv jx> at jressi dreki væri mikill oc styrkr [>a var
hanom [jo ofrefli i at bera manninn med vapnom oc korne hann eigi a loft
at flivga. oc eigi sic at veria sva sem hann væri lavss. Pa mælir sa madr er
imvnni drekans var til fasold. Ec se at Jritt sverd bitr ecki ahanom sva er
hann hardgor. tac her sverd i kiefta drekanom [rat er meiri van er at biti
flest er vndir Jress eggiar kæmr ef drengr heldr a. Nv leypr fasold til af
mikilli reysti oc Jrrifr i kefta drekanom oc fær sverdit oc {regar vmleid
hæggr hann til drekans. |retta sverd bitr eigi veRr en hinn hvassasti har-
knifr skegg. Nv mælir enn hinn sami madr vid fasold. hogg varlega minir
fætr ero hardla langt comnir nidr i hals drecans oc scaltv varaz Jrat at eigi
vil ec liota sar af sialfs mins sverdi ef Jrv fær til gætt Jrvi at [rat er sarbeitt
hardla. Oc enn mælir hann vid [ra bada. hogvid nv sem fastast godir
drengir [rvi at nv jrrængvir mer sva fast {ressi hinn illi dreki med sinom
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