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situr V(ilhialmur) nu þar þenna uetur. Eitt sinn
taladi R(egin)b(alld) vid V(ilhialm) “huersu lengi”
3 sagdi hann “ættlar þu suo at lifa at þu hafer aungva
nafnbot. uilium ver at þu takir hier niki og kongdom”.
“eigi uil ek skerda Riki þitt” sagdi V(ilhialmur) “enn
6 þat er eigi allt fram komid sem ek hefi ættlat. hefeg
frett at Arkilaus k(ongr) fader þeirra Artimundar og
Armidons er uid felldum j Nlorfa sundum. hann hefer
9 nu sezt jBabilon en drepit So(l)ddan kong. Nu ef þu
uillt ueita mier nockut lid þa uit fyrir uist at þangat
skal eg fara. ættlar k(ongr) og hingat at hefna sona
12 sinna. og mættum uid giora honum minna fyrir og
fara jmót honum”. kom þeim þat nu a samt at bref
uoru gior til Menons kongs. at hann skal uerda þeim
15 at lidi. þeir sendu og Manases bod og hert(uga) Siod
og skylldu þeir finnazt aller uid *Babilon.
62. Jþenna tima kom utanaf Eriko(n)Herkul k(ongr)
i8 hinn sterki og færdi V(ilhialmi) goda gripu. honum
fylgdi hans son er Neptalim h(et). hann uar mikill og
9 Solddan] c/. above p. 9lu.
16 Babilon] frorn 548, 36v; cf. above p. 37 etc.; Babalon MS.
17 Erikon] c/. above p. 306 etc.
stratus. One day Reginbald offers Vilhjálmr a realm and
the title of king but Vilhjálmr is unwilling to diminish
Reginbald’s realm and, besides, has not yet performed
everything he has to do. The fact is that he has learnt
that King Arkilaus, father of Artimund and Armidon,
whom he and Reginbald slew in Njorvasund, has seized
the throne of Babylon, after killing King Soldán. He
knows that Arkilaus can be expeeted in Miklagarðr to
take revenge for his sons and he intends, therefore, to
anticipate him. They agree to send letters to king Menon,
Manases and Duke Sjóðr, asking them to meet them at
Babylon.
62. At this time King Herkul the strong comes from
Jerikon with precious gifts for Vilhjálmr. He is ac-
companied by his son, Neptalim, whom Vilhjálmr dubs
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