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þetta og seg henni min ord til at hun leggi allann hug
a þina naudsyn. þuiat eigi ueit eg þann mann at eg
3 treysti betur at leysa þitt uandrædi og kunnigra muni
uera til þeirra hluta margra sem dult er fyrir alþydu.
enn gæfa þin mun uada huort þier verdr afturkuomu
« audit edur eigi. enn ef þu kemur aptur þa minztu
min ef þier þiki minar tillaugur nockurs gods uerdar.
þuiat mig uænter þess at eg muna þurfa þin þa eigi
s minnr en nu þarftu min”. efter þat skilia þau tal sitt
og sagdi hann nu R(egin)b(alld) fostbrodur sinum huat
þau haufdu talat og suo þat at hann ættlar nu j burtu.
i3 R(egin)b(alld) baud at fara med honum edur hafa
suo marga menn sem hann uilldi. enn hann kuezt einn
fara skylldu. og þessu næst tok hann orlof af kongi og
15 k(ongs) d(ottur) og bad hana vel lifa og bad huort uel
fyrir audru. sidan bad hann uel lifa alla borgarmenn
og hrygduzt allir uit hans burtfaur. enn þo einna mest
i8 k(ongs) d(ottir) en R(egin)b(alld) fylgdi honum
hundrat milna burt af stadnum. enn uid þeirra skilnat
matti engi uatni hallda.
finger-ring, which the princess hands to him, and say to
her from Astrinomia that she is to do everything to help
him, for Ermlaug is the one who is best equipped to solve
his problems. She understands many things which are
concealed from ordinary human-beings. Astrinomia
concludes by saying that if Vilhjálmr returns, she will at
that time be in need of his help no less than he is now in
need of hers. Vilhjálmr tells Reginbald of this conversa-
tion and of his decision to ride away. He refuses to accept
Reginbald’s offer of as many men to accompany him as
he wishes—he intends to go alone. He says farewell to
everyone and they all sorrow over his departure, the
princess most of all. Reginbald accompanies him for a
hundred miles and when they take leave of each other,
there is not an eye that is dry.
21. Vilhjálmr follows the route that Astrinomia has