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Graciana h(et). Vil(hialmur) m(ælti) þa “þacka uilium
uer ollum uinum” sagdi hann “sina lidueizlu. en nu
er Arkilaus k(ongr) kominn a uort ualld og uil ek at 3
hann fari heim j sitt land og halldi sitt niki. en eg uil
gefa Gracianu hans dottur Neptalim”. Ark(ilaus)
k(ongr) tok þa ur sinum pungi einn lykil og m(ælti) til 6
sins smasueins. “far til minnar dottur og seg hon færi
mier mina gullkorunu” og sidan kom jungfruin þar
med morgum meyium og færdi fodur sinum koronuna. »
enn hann tok uid og m(ælti) “þessa koronu gef eg þier
V(ilhialmur) og kongs nafn yfer Bab(ilon). hier med
gior af minni dottur huat þu uillt. en sa gefi þier meira 12
48v sem þig hefer eflt”. V(ilhialmur) m(ælti) þa | “Nu er
Arkilaus k(ongr) kominn a uort ualld og ordinn uorr
uin. Nu uil ek gefa honum allar sinar eigner. enn 13
Neptalim skal jungfruna eiga og þar med borgina
Treck(t) og þau Riki sem þar fylgia. enn Menon skal
eiga Kaldialand. enn Manases skal uera kongr yfer is
Niniue. en Siodr skal eiga þat hertugadæmi sem
Manases hiellt”. Sidan uoru bornar jnn godar giafer
15 gefa] written gafa MS.
17 Treckt] supplied from 548, 37v; cf. above p. 421 etc.
Arkilaus is led forward. Vilhjálmr declares that Arkilaus
must return to his own land and that Neptalim is to be
given his daughter Graciana to wife. Arkilaus takes a key
from his purse and asks a boy to go to his daughter and say
that she is to bring him his golden crown. Shortly after-
wards she comes with it, accompanied by many maidens,
and when Arkilaus takes it, he appoints Vilhjálmr king
over Babylon and gives him the crown. Vilhjálmr allows
him to keep his property, since he is now their friend,
and gives Graciana to Neptalim, together with Trekt and
the realms that belong to it. Menon is to have Kaldialand
and Manases to be king over Ninive, while Sjóðr receives
Manases’ former dukedom. After this the various warriors