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51. (N)æsta morgin epter kallar R(egin)b(alld)
saman allt folk. og leitar Eads uid þa. og uar þa Euin
3 borgin at engi uar lidfær madur epter. a þessi stundu
kemur Menon þar og faugnudu þeir honum. R(egin)-
b(alld) spurdi huat manna hann uæri. enn hann
6 sagdizt uera kaupmadur og kominn af Babilon. hann
spurdi þui Siö(dur) kæmi so seint. kaupmadurinn
sagdi hann hafa ordit stirdan j bardaganum. feck
9 hann nu R(egin)b(alld) eitt bref og sau menn at
R(egin)b(alld) gladdizt uid. en sidan Ridu þeir ut af
borginni. skylldi Menon nu jmöt Knabba enn hann
12 liet bera sitt merki j mötj Griffon. uar nu gnyr mikill
og þui næst bardagi. Nu nidur R(egin)b(alld) jmót
Grif(fon) og hans merkismadur er Kalabes h(et) og
15 drapu þeir uisana unnuorpum. nu | (kernr) Griffon j 45v
möt honum med sitt merki. Aper h(et) þa hans
merkismadur. hann uar atian alna har og suo mikit
i8 þurfti hann um sik en suo uoru þeir til manndrapa
hrader at seint uerdr at greina huat huor þeirra uinnr.
og so kemur at fallinn er mestur hluti fylkinga og
21 finnazt nu sialfer merkismennirner. Kalabes lagdi
sinu spioti til Aper og hæfdi j hans munn. en hann beit
15 kemr] from 548, 30r, 577, 38v, 599, 21v.
18 sik] + þar sem hann var miostr 548, 30r, 577, 38v, 599,
21v-22r.
51. The next morning Reginbald summons his men to
ask their advice. Menon appears at this assembly and
when they ask him who he is, he replies that he is a
merchant from Babylon. He hands over a letter to
Reginbald and the men can see that Reginbald is glad.
After this they ride out of the castle. Reginbald and his
standard-bearer, who is called Kalabes, ride against
Griffon and kill many giants. Griffon’s standard-bearer
is called Aper and is eighteen ells tall and just as much
round about. Kalabes strikes him in the mouth with