Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.10.1962, Page 20

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ok fiorda degi at fogru vedri ok solu skinandi kemur
kann fram a eina fagra vollu afstigandi sinu fagra
essi under einni mikilli eik ok sezt nidr til matar 3
þviat hann var þa miog hungradr. ok sem hann
hafdi etid ok vel druckit geymer hann kostinn en
spaceEar sialfur wm adr greinda vollv litandi vpp c
j loptid er solin skein fagurt j heidinu. seandi at wr
landnordrs ætt lidr eitt tialld hardla glæsiligt. a hueriu
hann sa einn kong sitianda a einu huitu essi. þenna 9
ber bratt at. lidr þetta tialld nidr yfer þratt nefnda
vollu. enn Kiddarinn af stigur essinu ok gangandi
under eikina þangat er kongss(on) stod heilsar wpp 12
a hann med eiginligu nafni. kongss(on) tok blidliga
hans kuediu. spyriandi aptur jmot huert hans nafn
væri slekt edur kynferdi edur huar hann Eiki hielldi. 10
hinn suarar “mitt nafn kallazt Blauus. enn Eiki mitt
edur kyn segi ek þier æigi at sinni. enn þat er *mitt
erindi til þin at vid profum ockEa wtKeid ok allann is
Eiddaradom ok jþrotter”. kongss(on) suarar “veit ek
at þu ert heidarliga a fætur komenn ok munt vera
kong borinn enn jþrotter ok Eiddaradom at keppa 21
1 skinandi] + a superfluous solu MS.
12 under] + eini struck out MS.
17 mitt]from 471, 97r, 593 b, 3r, mutt MS.
and on the fourth day with the sun shining comes out
on to a beautiful plain; he dismounts under a large tree
and sits down to eat and drink. He catches sight of a
flying carpet approaching him from the north-east, on
which is a king sitting on a white horse. The carpet
lands, the king dismounts and comes to Victor, greeting
him by name; he gives his own name as Blávus, but
will say nothing of his kingdom or his family. He chal-
lenges Victor to compete with him in tournament and
other knightly skills: Victor agrees, though he says that