Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.10.1962, Side 34

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at lit ok wexti en wæri þo deig ok ecki til kosta gefin
ok vita ef ek gæta skipt wm uopnin suo at þeir yrdi
ecki varir vid. þetta likadi þeim vel. tekr Dimus s
aptur vid fienu en seger at þeir f(ost)brædur skulu
hitta þa Ran(dver) ok bioda þeim til holmgongu a
halfs manadar fresti j aanefndan stad “þuiat ek mun 6
þa hafa giort min Raid ef þess verdur audit”. snyr
hann þa inn j steininn ok heyra þeir þegar hamra
gang ok belgia blastur. Fara þeir þa til skipa ok 9
sidan til mozt vid þa Ran(dver) ok er þeir funduzt
synduzt þeim f(ost)brædrum þeir bædi storer ok sterk-
liger ok at aullu vel skapter. spurdu þeir þa almæltra 12
tidinda. woru þeir brædur hin(er) bliduztu j mali ok
frettu at erindum. en Y(ictor) sagdizt vilia Reyna vid
Ran(dver) a holmi huor þeirra fremri væri. enn 15
B(lauus) wid A(unund). Ran(dver) suarar þa “huat
munu þit þess þurfa þuiat mier þiker sem huorki muni
þit hafa vid ockit afl nie hardfengi. enn þat at auki is
at ek a brynþuara þann at þu ert þegar daudr at ek vil
fyrer honum. med slikum atkuædum er okkesian Aun-
undar brodur mins. enn þat er skadi mikill ef þit 21
jafnmannvænliger menn skulu þegar deyia. vil ek
liitt helldr at wer leggim saman skip ok menn ok
fylgiazt sidan. ella farit þit huert sem þit vilit med 24
allann yckarn skipa stol”. Vic(tor) sagdi at þeir yrdi
at Reyna med sier huersu sem gengi. R(andver) kuad
others, but blunt and without their magic qualities, and
he will try to substitute them secretly for the originals.
Dímus takes up again the gifts and tells them to challenge
Randver and Qnundr to fight with them in a fortnight’s
time. He goes back into the stone and at once they
hear hammer-blows and the sound of bellows. Victor
and Blávus find the two comrades and challenge them
to fight; the two suggest that they should rather join
forces and remain together in future; but Victor and