Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.10.1965, Blaðsíða 140

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Oong (tall) made of silver. It is to be set down in a certain
field. This knight has a beautiful sweetheart, and if any
knight is so daring Tthat he (-f- cf. note to text) would wish
to take away rthis pole (~) for T[the sake of] (the sake of the
love of) his Tgirl (sweetheart) and rto claim (claims) possession
of this sparrowhawk for himself, then he shall ride in tourna-
ment and (+ afterward) fight with Malpirant. There lie at
stake there life and goods—rwhoever (of that man who) is
defeated. (+ Now I wish to lend you such good weapons and
horse for this duel that in this country you will get none
better.)” rNow Erex says what moves him to this trip and
what he had to repay that knight. “Yes,” says the master of
the house, “I wish to get you for this duel both good weapons
and a good horse” (~) [see above]. Erex thanked him for his
good-will. Afterward they went to sleep. Erex was little worried
concerning his affairs.
Next morning (+ early) Erex ígcts up and (-t-) goes to
church and rhears mass (has the mass De Spiritu Sancto
recited for himself). íEvida, his sweetheart, came likewise,
and they (and he) commended rthemselves (himself) to God.
Afterward he put on his armor after the “morning-drink,”
15 climbs on his rsteed (horse), and supported himself neither
with stirrup nor saddle bow, and took his Tgirl (sweetheart)
on horseback with him. Her attire was worth few pennies.
Chapter IV
(+ Malpirant’s pardon by Erex.)
Erex rides now to that field where the contest was arranged.
He sees Twhere the (now clearly this) pole fis and the (and)
sparrowhawk which rhe had been told (his host had told him)
about, and near there rthat most brave knight Malpirant
(his enemy) on a good horse and his rgirl (lady) and that
loathsome dwarf with the ugly face. There (+ now) a large
crowd had gathered, and no one dared to Ttry for (claim) the
hawk.
Now Erex rides forward and grasps the pole and calls in
a loud voice, so that all Theard (could hear his speech) who
were present: “This pole which I am holding onto, and that
sparrowhawk which here fis on it (belongs with it) I shall rthen
(-r) carry away, and I intend to defend it with [my] sword
16 for the sake of my Tgirl (beautiful sweetheart), if any Tone
(man) dares to claim it.” At these words Malpirant fruns