Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.10.1962, Page 37

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8. <K)Emur nu at þeirri stundu sem holmstefnan
skylldi wera. koma huorertueggiu ok woro herklædder
3 ok vel bwner til bardaga. taka þeir Rao(dver) ok
V(ictor) fyst at beriazt. var þar hardr atgangr. þuiat
*huor tueggi uar vigfimur ok vopndiarfur. þess at
e þo war þat audsied at Ran(dver) war miklu sterkari.
enn þo war Uiktor suo vopnfimur at Ran(dver) kom
aungu saxri a hann enda dugdi brynþvarinn hardla
o jlla. ok er Ran(dver) sier þat at hann mun eigi sigra
Vic(tor) j einfelldu uopnaskipti. þa m(ælti) hann
“dugi þu nu brynnþuari ok fær þenna mann til
i3 dauda”. hann leggur þa brynþuaranum til Vic(tors)
en Skegg(karl) kemur fyrer skilldinum ok festi bryn-
þuarann eigi j stalinu þuiat hann war deigr ok hliop
ió wt af skilldinum ok nidr j vollinn. laut Ran(dver) þa
epter miog. enn Wictor neider þa hart ok ott suerdit
X>i(mus)naut ok hoggr til Ran(dvers). kemur j midian
i8 skiolldin ok klyfur at endilaungu. þar fylger haundin
hægri af Ran(dver) þuiat hann hiellt sialfur skilldin-
um ok Renndi nidr med Rifiunum ok suo sa fotinn ok
2i tok af fyrer ofan kne. Suo hafdi Ran(dver) hartt til
lagit at hann hafdi borit þa *bæda V(ictor) ok Skegg-
(karl) allt wt a felldarskautit suo at þeir hefdi fallit
24 baader aa hak aptur ef Ui(mus) hefdi eigi hlaupit
vnder herdar þeim ok Riett þa. var honum þat hægt
þuiat hann war sterkR en eingi saa hann. Ran(dver)
5 liuor] from 471, lOlv, S93 b, 12r, huorer MS.
18 at] written twice MS.
22 baada] from 471, 102r, 593 b, 12r, btadi MS.
8. The duelling begins. The two brothers fight so
strongly that their opponents are nearly pushed off the
hide which marks the area of combat; but Dímus, in-
visible, supports them. Randver commands his weapon
to slay Victor, but without avail. Victor is able to cut
off Randver’s right arm and one of his legs, and Randver