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þat <j> sudr sem j nordur stendr þuiat bædi hafa
breyzt borga heitj og landa. og legzt þat at aungu
ef ofroder menn iieyra til þo hinum þiki þat lyti sem 3
froder eru. enn þott nockut þicki a möt likindum
sumt þat er til ber um fræknleik manna edur flyti
ferdanna þeirra manna sem sagan gengur fra ma þat e
eigi undrazt þuiat þann sem hamingian vill hefia hon-
um ma ecki ofært verda. suo og þann sem hun vill
nidra þa takazt honum flester hluter toruelliga. enn 9
hamingiunni er vant at trua þuiat hun uelltur ymsa
uega.
2. (S)augu þessa byriar suo at fyrir Einglandi uied 12
3ir sa kongr er Rikardr h(et). hann var kominn af | ætt
Eneas hins mikla af Troio. hann var agætur haufþingi
uaskur og vel sidadur. jþrottamadur mikill suo engi id
1 j]/rom 548, lr, 577, 3v.
2 landa] + sidan verolldin bygdizt 548, lr, 577, 3v.
10-11 uelltur ymsa uega] ueiter svmvm framgang stvndum.
Enn stvndvm er sem þat uerdi allt at avngu. þo hinn sami
sie madurinn og mega meim þetta sia opt sinnis. Enn þvi
ma sizt olikligt kalla sagiæti frægdar manna at uida sier
dæmi þeirra storvirkia 548, lr, 577, 3v.
ought to be north, for the names of both towns and
countries have been changed. This does not matter when
it is ordinary people who make up the audience, even if
experts may find errors. Although some of that which is
told about the bravery and speedy journies of the
characters may appear unlikely, this is no cause for
wonder, because nothing is impossible for the man whose
progress fortune favours, while on the other hand almost
everything proves difficult for the man whom fortune is
determined to hurl down. Fortune is not to be relied upon,
for it is fickle.
2. Over England ruled a king called Ríkarðr, who was
descended from Eneas the great of Troy. He was an
eminent and brave leader and the best athlete in the land.