Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.06.1964, Qupperneq 35

þat gai sins inatar fyrr enn þat hefer drepit allt þat
sem þa sier þat. Nu hleypr þat at hestum þeirra og
3 slær til dands bada. enn sueinarner hlaupa at dyrinu
og hauggua til þess bader senn. enn dyrit slær þa med
sinum hala suo at þeir koma bader nidr dauder. nu
6 hleypur Uil(hialm)ur ut af sinu tialldi og sier huat
um er. dyrit hleypur j mot honum med gapanda gini.
enn Uil(hialmur) hio til dyrsins og tok af trynit fyrir
s nedan augun. dyrit Eeider þa hramminn og uill liosta
hann enn U(ilhialm)ur hio a þann fot dyrsins sem þat
stod a og tok þar af. enn dyrit steyptizt jfang U(il-
12 hialmi) og var þat mikil aflKaun at hallda þui enn þat
hryddi blodi um hann allan. hesturinn Ualentina
kemur nu at og hefur upp sina apturfætur og lystur
ís amiadmer dyrinu suo at þat lycknazt uid. neytti
V(ilhialmur) nu suerdsins og hio a hrygg dyrinu suo
sundr tok. geck V(ilhialmur) þa til hinna daudu og
is grof þa j jord og geck sidan til tiallzs og suaf af um
nottina.
13 hryddi] ruddi 548, 6v, hruddi 577, 9r.
15 neytti] written neiytti MS.
the biggest herd and it is never so hungry that it will
begin to devour its prey before it has killed every living
thing in sight. The tiger kills their two horses and when
the two attendants run up and strike at it, it kills them,
too, with its tail. After this it rushes with gaping jaws
towards Vilhjálmr, who has run out of his tent to see what
is happening. First he manages to chop off its nose below
the eyes and then the paw it is standing on for it has
raised its front paw. After this a wrestling match takes
place between them. Vilhjálmr’s horse comes up and kicks
the tiger with its hind-legs so that it is unable to keep its
balance and at last Vilhjálmr manages to break its back
with his sword. He buries his two attendants and retires
to rest in his tent.