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þeir sem Knabba hofdu fylgt. leitar Menon þa at
Sio(d) og sier huar hann <er> j naudum staddr ok
3 matti honum þo eigi lid ueita. |
53. Uillifer merkis madur Reid nu fram at þeim 46r
kappa er Salatiel h(et). hann bar þa merki Frollo og
6 lagdi huor til annars og kom huors spiot j annars munn
og gengu þeir bader ur halslidunum og uoru nu fallner
aller kapparner af huorumtueggium. brædr .ij. lifdu
9 af lidi Frollo. h(et) annar Skiappa enn annar Skroppa.
þeir Ridu bader at Siód og hlaut hann nu af at ganga
sinum hesti. hann festi sitt spiöt j saudulboga Skiappa
12 og fleygdi a jord huorutu(e)ggia. enn Skroppa fylgdi
suo fast sinu lagi at Siod la uid falli. hann hio haund
af Skroppa og uilldi hann þa flyia. enn Sio(dur) hio
15 sundr hestinn fyrir aptan hann og fiell Risinn abak
aptur. nu er Skiappa kominn a fætur og hio til Sio(ds)
j hialminn suo mikit haugg at hann stack nidr audru
i8 hnenu. hann hio nu til Skiappa og kom hoggit a
2 er] from 548, 31v, 577, 40r, 599, 23r.
4 merkis] + merk, but struck out MS.
12 og] + h, but with dots under to cancel MS. huorutueggia]
supplied frorn 548, 32r, 577, 40v, 599, 23v.
back. All Knabbi’s men have now been killed. “Sjóðr”
is in difficulties but Menon, whose one hand has been cut
off in the fight with Knabbi, cannot come to his assistance.
53. The standard-bearer Villifer attacks Frollo’s
standard-bearer Salatiel. They throw their spears at each
other and hit each other in the mouth so that their neck-
joints break. Two brothers called Skjappa and Skroppa
survive from Frollo’s band. They both ride against
“Sjóðr”. He is obliged to dismount but manages to throw
Skjappa down to the ground and to cut off Skroppa’s
hand and cleave his horse behind the saddle so that he
falls off and breaks his neck. In the meantime Skjappa
has scrambled to his feet and deals “Sjóðr” a tremendous