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þackadi hann Dixin sina forstodu er hann hafdi ueitt
medan hann uar j burtu og gaf honum hertuga dæmi
og mikit Eiki. tok Rikardr k(ongr) nu uid Eiki sinu s
og toku þui aller uel. þenna uetur fæddi Astrinomia
sueinbarn mikit og fagurt. þat uar lagit j skaut
Y(ilhialmi) og skylldi hann þui nafn gefa. hann leit «
a barnit og m(ælti) “eigi mun ek þeim gleyma sem
mier hefer bezt uid ordit og þui skal hann Leo heita.
og þar med gef ek honum þat niki sem ek a j Saxlandi. '■>
og ef hann likizt nafni þiki mier uon at hann muni
afla sier ei minna Eikis”. hann gaf og Lieo syni sinum
stein þann sem hann tok af einfætingi. og þotti ollum 12
su gersimi mest hafa komit aNordrlaund. sat V(il-
hialmur) j Englandi þessa .xij. manadi.
61. (E)pter ar lidit byzt V(ilhialmur) burt og fylgdi 10
fader hans honum til Saxlandz. en son sinn liet hann
epter hia fodur sinum. en hafdi med sier uini sina og
skildu þeir med kærleikum. sigldi V(ilhialmur) Siodr is
nu til Miklagarz og verdr E(egin)b(alld) honum feginn.
Fulgida liafdi son att þann uetur er h(et) Arkistratus.
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joyfully received by everyone. He creates Dixin a duke
and grants him a great realm as a token of gratitude for
his administration of the land during the ten years. King
Ríkarðr now takes over his kingdom again. This winter
Astrinomia gives birth to a boy-child. The baby is laid
in Vilhjálmr’s lap and he is to give it a name. In memory
of the lion he chooses the name Leo. At the same time
he assigns to the child the realm he possesses in Saxland
and gives it the stone he received from the one-footed
creature. Vilhjálmr spends twelve months in England.
61. When this year has passed, he takes his leave and
is accompanied as far as Saxland by his father. He leaves
his son in England with him. On his arrival in Miklagarðr
he is received by Reginbald. Fulgida has given birth to a
son that winter and he has been given the name Arki-