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41. (M)Adr er nefndr Siodr hann nied fyrir þorpi
einu nær borginni. hann uar mikill og sterkr og vel
3 buinn at jþrottum. enn suo uar hann hugblaudur at
hann þordi eigi mannzblod at sea. hann uar nu j
borginni. kongr m(ælti) til hans. “þu Siodur” sagdi
e hann “skalt verda oss at lidi med þinum maunnum”.
“huat mun eg ydr at lidi uerda” sagdi Siodur “þuiat
mier synizt ydr synni daudi en lijf”. “þiki þier Eadit”
9 sagdi k(ongr) “at þu muner j nadum sitia. ef uer
uerdum sigrader. enn ef uer sigrumzt þa attu aungrar
uægdar uon af oss”. Nu uard Siödr hræddr. og m(ælti)
12 “alla mina menn og uopn uil ek lea ydr. enn fyr (enn)
eg hafa Beidi þina skal eg koma til bardagans”. “þa
giorer þu uel” sagdi k(ongr). Kidr Siodr nu burt.
15 kongr spurdi nu sina menn huat Radligazt væri.
“Borg vor er fiolmenn og eigi komum uær aullu voru
lidi uid” sagdi Erkules “þui skulu uer senda menn til
ís Siöds og skal þat lid koma j opna skiolldu þeim.
enn sumt lid uort skal vera epter j borginni og skal
þat Kida út til uor þegar uort lid fætkazt”. þeir spurdu
21 R(egin)b(alld) huort hann uilldi ecki niota sialfur
kosta konu sinnar. en hann kuezt eigi fjrrir muna þeim
sem audit yrdi. lidr nu nottinn. en þegar dagar voru
12 enn]/rom 548, 24v, 577, 32r, 599, 20r.
41. A man called Sjóðr rules over a settlement in the
neighbourhood of the town. He is big and strong but so
cowardly that he dare not look upon human blood. The
king orders him to take part in the battle in company
with his men. He tries to get out of this but when the king
threatens him, he dare not do anything but promise to
come. The king takes counsel with his men and they agree
that a section of the army is to be with Sjóðr and another
section in the town and that the latter is to come to the
aid of the rest of the army when it begins to dwindle in
numbers in the battle. Night passes and next morning