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menn þa dug(a) sem mannligazt “ok wæri nu þa betur
at Wie(tor) wæri heima ok mundi eigi herrinn sigrazt
a landz monnum”. drifa þeir nu a land skipamennerner s
en landzmwgurinn j moti. drottning fylger lidinu
þuiat hun þottizt þa giorzt uita hversu huer dygdi.
hun ssa mann ganga fyrer flockinum. sai var kurteis- 6
liga aa fætur kominn ok furdu vænn at sia. sia
lypter wpp blikinu fra hialminum ok geck at drott-
ningu ok kysser hana helldr kunnliga. þecker hon a
þar þa konginn Wic(tor) son sinn. var þar þa hinn
mesti fagna fundr. ok þegar snwit til veizlu virdu-
ligrar ok aullum til bodit þeim er til maatu koma. 12
var þar veizla hinn fegurzta ok aller med godum
giofum j burt leyster af Wic(tor) B(lauus) ok drott-
ningu ok Hermon jar(li). settizt Wic(tor) þar nu wm 15
kyrt ok B(lauus) f(ost)broder hans. Þat war einn
tima at þeir saatu yfer dryckiubordum at B(lauus)
m(ælti) svofelldum ordurn “þat eina þiki mier nv ai is
skorta a virding þina fostbroder at þu hefer eigi fengit
drottningu þa sem væri vid þitt hæfi”. “Huar sier
þu þa drott(ningu)” seger Wic(tor) “at þier þiker mier 21
heyra”. “wijda er gott val a þeim” s(eger) B(lauus)
“kongr aa Saxlandi a eina dottur væna. Skota kongr
54va a ok frida dottur ok mattu | bidia huorrar sem þu 24
AÚllt ok veit ek at laust mun fyrer liggia”. Wic(tor)
suarar “þat hefi ek alldri heyrt fyrr f(ost)broder at
þu hafer færtt at mier dsar ok spott. þuiat ek villda 27
at hand and gather an army against them; the queen
accompanies her army, and sees and recognises her son
Yictor as he approaches them on foot at the head of
his men; there is a joyful reunion and a splendid feast
is held for the two comrades, who settle down for some
time in peace. One day as they sit at drink Blávus tells
Victor that he ought to find himself a queen: he names
two possibilities, the daughters of the kings of Saxland
and Scotland, but Victor feels insulted and says he will
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