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sier herbudernar þa kallar hann saman sina menn alla
j borginni og m(ælti) suo til þeirra. “Eigi þencki eg nu
3 at oss giorizt setu efni” sagdi hann “skulu uær luka
upp borgina og setia huern lykil j sitt lok suo eigi
þurfi at briota huorum sem audit uerdr. klædum oss
e uorurn hinum bezta bunadi og hugsum þat at selia
oss sem dyrazt suo þat megi frettazt at hier eru menn
til uarnar setter. flyium huorki ne fridar beidum.
9 latum Arkistratus k(ong) þat eiga at fretta og hans
sonu at vær brytium eigi smærra enn bukarlinn þa
hann amar arduruxum sinum”. Þeir ganga nu ut af
12 borginni med miklum ludrablæstri. og neistu huorer-
tueggiu upp sin rnerki. Valerianus h(et) merkismadur
hertugans Manasess. hann uar niu fóta hár fra
i5 broklinda til hnacka. siga nu saman fylkingar.
Manas(es) hertugi neid aurskot fram undan sinum
merkium og uar ordinn .v. manna bani adur lidit kom
i8 saman. vard nu mikit mannfall af huorumtueggium
og þar mati sea margann hest med huitum saudli
hlaupa lausann og margan uaskann mann j grasi
21 liggia. en skapta brot og skiallda lagu so þygt at ualla
matti hestum fyrir hleypa. Nu sier Manasess einn
uaskann niddara af baki falla af sinum maunnum og
24 hafdi sa þegar arás jfiallit upp. enn þa ridu j möt
7 megi] written twice MS.
set up their tents outside the city. Manases holds a speech
of encouragement for his men and after this they go out
of the town to the sound of trumpets. Duke Manases’
standard-bearer is called Valerianus and measures nine
feet from his belt to the nape of his neck. Manases rides
the length of a spear shot in front of his standards and
has already killed five men before the wings clash. The
battle is violent and there is much loss of life. Manases
sees one of his brave knights fall from his liorse and
thereupon take flight up to the mountain. At the same