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“heimskur væri ek elligar” sagdi Sio(dur) “og honum
skylldi ek gefa bædi gull og silfur”. “attu gott til
hesta edur uopna” sagdi kaupmadur. “huortueggia s
a ek” sagdi hann. “eg a hest þann sem kongr bydur
mier uid Rikann kastala og hertugadæmi”. “þu munt
uilia gefa mier hestinn og uopna menn mina” sagdi 6
kaup(madurinn) “og a þinn kost uilium uær uera og er
þier ouist huort þu helldur lijfinu edur eigi ef þu
giorer eigi sem ek beidi”. “Sea þu nu fyrir sem þu 9
uillt” sagdi Siodur. “edur huat h(eiter) þu”. “Siodur
h(eiti) ek” sagdi kuomumadur “og forum uer nu heim
til bygda þinna”. “eigi þori eg þar at koma” sagdi 12
Heimasiodur. “heim skaltu med oss” sagdi Nyisiodur
“og afhenda mier uopnn ok þat ek uil hafa.” og þordi
hann ecki j mðt at mæla. og fara þeir nu heim j 10
þorpit og skiptu þeir nafnar um litu og þekti engi huor
[þeirjra var. og nu kom þar madur ur borginni med
bref kongs at Siodur skal koma j opna skiolldu 18
uikingunum med sina menn. og spurdi sendimadur
huadan þeir okunnu menn voru at komner. enn
Siodur kuad þa uera frændur sina. Nu uar fram leiddr 21
hinn gódi hesturinn. hann h(et) Gaunsaudur. og gaf
Komnisiodur hann Menon kongi. Sidan biugguzt þeir
22 Gónsudr 548, 26v, 577, 34r.
and provide them with hospitality and in return they are
to take his place in the battle. When Sjóðr asks the
merchants’ spokesman his name, he replies tliat he is
called Sjóðr and he orders the real Sjóðr to take them
home with him to his settlement and give them weapons
and anything else they might desire. When they have
arrived here, the two name-sakes exchange appearances.
A messenger comes with a letter from the king to Sjóðr,
requesting his presence at the battle. The messenger is
told that the strangers are relations of Sjóðr. The splendid
horse, Gonsuðr, is led forward and presented by the new
Sjóðr to king Menon. After this they set out. Everyone is