Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.10.1962, Page 106

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huer er var suo sterkr ath hann kreisti ij sundr
höggorma þni er hann la ij uöggu. kongss(on) m(ælti)
“huar munu finnazt vij riddarar slijkir ath afli og 3
atgerui e(dur) audrum ijþrottum £a austurlónndum”.
Apriual quezt §tla ath þeir mundu nockr finnazt.
Ector stod þaa upp og m(ælti) “þess streingi eg heit 6
ath eg skal nijda einn af mijnum monnum ij okunnigt
lannd og uinna þar eitthuert yuinntyr þat minn framj
megi aukazt uith. þuijat þath mun talath uerda huar 9
sem eg aa orrostur e(dur) önnur snilldaruerk med minne
agiytri fylgd og styrk er uier hölldum. ath þann sigur
megi ydr eigi sijdr kenna enn mier”. vith þetta wrdu 12
þeir allir hliodir ath þeir skylldu skilia vith sinn
meistara ij þuijlikum haska sem þeir ytludu hann
mundi faa. Stod Apriual upp og m(ælti) “Ofrasöguhct 15
er þath er ver skulum heima liggia athafnarlausir
og vinna ecki til frama medan suo agi^tur hofdinngi
profar sij na hreysti. þui §tla eg slict hith sama fyrir migh is
ath leggia. rijda ij annann stad ogfreista mijns riddara-
skapar og uita huat til frggdar kann ath verda ij
minni ferd. er þath og mitt Rad ath suo breytum ver 21
allir. Enn þo ath Ector hgri mesta rausnn fyrir sakir
5 nockr] written nr MS, nogier 584, 4r, trautt 589 d, 20r,
St 7, 41ra.
in Troy, of Ector and Achilles, and of Hercules, who was
so strong that, while he still lay in the cradle, he could
squeeze vipers to death. Ector then asks whether
anywhere in the whole of the east there can be found
seven knights to compare with himself and his six
comrades. Aprival says it is likely that such could be
found. Ector stands up and makes a solemn vow that he
will ride alone to a strange country and there perform
some exploit to increase his fame. His companions fall
silent at the thought of being separated from him in
danger, but Aprival stands up and proposes that they
shall each separately undertake such a journey and meet