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tign og hinn mesti kappi. R(egin)b(alld) k(ong)s(on)
liafdi adra fylking og h(et) hans merkismadur Samson.
3 Sea þeir nu herbuder hermanna og stodu þær um .xu.
milur. en hafit uar þakit af skipum og var þar eigi
minni hluti lids. nu kueda uid ludrar. og uar so mikill
6 gnyr af uopnagangi og hestagnegian og huellum
ludurblæstri at iordin skalf. enn suo uar mikill
lidsmunur at þeir mattu fimkringia um þa. tokz nu
9 bardagi og var mikit mannfall. Nikanor ber diarfliga
fram merki kongsins og Kirialax fylgdi þui sialfur og
liió og lagdi abadar hendur og undrudvzt aller at suo
12 gamall madur giordi so harda framReid. Nikanor
neid at jalli þeim er Urien h(et) og lagdi j gegnum
hann og kastadi honum daudum a jord. og þui næst
15 hio hann annann þann er Drogant h(et) hinn þridia
Riddara hiö hann og tok af honum badar hendurnar
og kom suerdit a hals hestinum fyrir framan böguna.
i8 en Riddarinn steyptizt affram og braut sik a hals.
8 fimkringia um] fim uegna um kringia 548, 20r, 577, 26v.
9 ber] + it, but erased MS.
11 undrudvzt] ivritten unrdruduzt MS. suo] + a, but erased
MS.
32. Early in the morning King Kirjalax leads his army
out of the town. His standard-bearer is called Nikanor and
is a duke. Reginbald is at the head of the other wing and
his standard-bearer is called Samson. The enemy camp
covers an area of fifteen miles and the sea is completely
covered with ships. On board these is an army just as
large as that on land. The earth quakes at the sounding
of the trumpets, the clashing of weapons and the neighing
of horses. The enemy force is so much superior that it can
encircle the king’s army five times. There is much loss of
life. Nikanor and Kirjalax ride forward together and
everyone is amazed at the violence of Kirjalax’ attack in
spite of his age. Nikanor first runs his sword through an
earl called Urien, then one called Drogant and afterwards
chops off the hands of a third man and beheads his horse