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uinit spardi (II 4) and BHR I 92, böndenn sparade ei
biör nie výn. BHRI 991-2 contains a quotation from MHR
II 91-2. MHR II 20 gives the name Sogn and this is taken
over by Benedikt (II 34). MHR II 21 makes Áslákr tell
Kálfr to divide his men into two groups of six, while the
numbers in Flat 825 are five and, presumably, seven.
BHR II 35-36 also has six. When Heming’s foster-parents
are discussing Kálfr and his companions, the two rímur
have similar expressions. MHR II 35 sgnnu jllt af þessu
leida, BHR II 53 illt mun leida oss af þeim, and Benedikt’s
mention of Heming’s silver belt (II59) must be derived from
MHR II 39, for that the belt is silver is not mentioned
in HÞ. MHRII45 makes the old woman tell Hemingr that
the strangers come Wrt fodur þins garde and BHR II 65
says, Ur garde fodurfí þynumm. MHR II 60 and BHR III
20-21 are alone in making Áslákr tell Hemingr that the
king is dining there and what he has said. BHR III 25
Ei vil eg siá, kvad odling þá / ölldungs-hud sem af er rud /
ad fœte af háumm hemingur sá / siert is obviously derived
from MHR II 63 Ei vil eg sia þa aulldungs hud kuad
odling mœti / hemingur siertt af hafum fceti. The position
of frida at the beginning of Heming’s speech to the king
is common to MHR II 65 and BHR III 26. Only MHR
III 14 and BHR III 40 refer to an eike hrislu; Flat 1522
has eikina. MHR III 174 and BHR III 444 both speak of
shooting til mals. BHR III 78 Vid skulumm hier, ad
skiolldung tier, / skotumm linna nu umm sinn is a quotation
from MHR III 41, skulu uœr hier at skiolldung tier /
skotunum linna at sinne, and when Benedikt makes Hem-
ingr take Nichulás Á herdar sier (III 102), he is in-
debted to MHR II 65; Flat 1931-2015 has m bak. Another
quotation from MHR is found in BHR III 103, Mödur
var þá madurenn snar, / so mátte valla reika umm hiall,
cf. MHR III 66 suo uar modur malma riodur / hann
matte uarlla ganga. MHR III 73 makes Hemingr say to
his father, fleina greir (= grier) at feigur er / forda ma