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enn þeir kuodu hann heita Reginballd. þann kalla
nordmenn Raugnualld. og uar son Kirialax kongs af
Miklagardi er audru nafni h(et) Mikel. Reginballd sat 3
þa yfer bordum. V(ilhialmur) geck þa inn j tialldet
og kuaddi k(ong)s(on) kurteisliga. Reginballd tok
honum blijt og spurdi huat manna hann væri. hann <>
kuezt V(ilhialmur) h(eita) og vera kyniadur af
Einglandi. “en sum ætt minn er uid Rijn”. Regin-
(balld) bad hann vera vel kominn og huilazt þar og 9
segia þeim tidindi. V(ilhialmur) kuad sier uel hafa til
borit ef þeir uilldu flytia hann ut yfer hafit. var nu
tekit af hesti hans. enn Regin(balld) skipadi honum 12
til sess. V(ilhialmur) kalladi dyrit til sin. enn þat
lagdizt fyrir fætur honum og syndizt maunnum sa
gestur ohyrligur. R(egin)b(alld) spurdi huers(u) lengi u
dyrit hefdi honum fylgt. enn V(ilhialmur) sagdi at þat
hefdi honum lengi verit epterlatt “og þotti þat mikit
a um minn hag þa eg uar jminu landi at eg þotta ecki is
vel hugadur og uilldu haufþingiar þui eigi hafa mina
þiónustv. enn dyr þetta giorer mier mikinn styrk ef
nockurer uilia mier jmot giora og verdr þat at flytia 21
med mier þuiat eg hefi nöga peninga at gefa under
ockur. enn þat giorer aungum vönt utansialfur valldi”.
3 Mikel] Michael 548, 7r, 577, lOv, 599, 7r.
that their leader is Reginbald, by the Norsemen called
Rpgnvaldr, and is the son of the king of Miklagarðr,
Kirjalax, who is also known as Mich(a)el. Vilhjálmr goes
into the tent, greets Reginbald and tells him his name and
that he comes from England but also has relations near
the Rhine and that he wishes to be transported over the
sea. Reginbald welcomes him and assigns him a seat.
The lion lies down at his feet. The men do not like the
look of it. Vilhjálmr describes himself as not a very brave
man and tells what a great help the lion is to him and that
it is to accompany him over the sea, for he has money