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mikell fyrir sier at hann hafdj uel .xii. manna afl. til
huers sem hann geck. ambatt uar su einn þar j
gardjnvm er Auskubuska het. hun uar stor uexte og s
sterk at afle. og uar hun miög fyrir avdrum ambattum.
og uar vel med þeim Köl.
3. ■(H)iarandj huida atte gard j borgene. og uar u
hann sterkliga bygdr. hellt hann þar sina menn en
hann uar j kongs gardj. en hellt þeim allan kost.
Hiarandj streingdj þess heit at hann skal þeim einum
manne gipta sýstur sina Gullbra sem jafn være honum
at ollum riddara skap. sidan let hann giora kastala
sterkan j borgine og færdj þangat systr sina. og feck 12
til hertuga dætr og jalla at þiona henne. og *hæuerska
sueina. eingi madr skýlldj suo diarfr uera at genge
til tals uid jungfruna utan orlofs Hiaranda. en liuer 15
sem þess dirfizt. þa er hans haufut af haugguid og
bundjt uid gardstaur. en ef þeir menn kuomu sem
13—14 hæuerskul sueina MS, hæverska skutulsveina OkS
1006 fol, p. 546.
15 orlofs] after this word there is a lacuna (1 folio) in 577.
17 uid] + a superfluous g MS.
father. The latter puts the slave in charge of twelve other
slaves. He is so able and strong that he can do the work
of twelve men, whatever task he is set to. In the king’s
household is a big, strong serving-woman called Qsku-
buska. She and Ivolr get on well together.
3. Hjarandi hviða owns a well-built house in the town.
He quarters his men in this but lives himself in the king’s
palace. He makes a solemn oath that he will only marry
his sister Gullbrá to that man who is his equal in every
knightly accomplishment. He has, therefore, a strong
fortress built in the town and places his sister in it
together with the daughters of dukes and earls and
courteous attendants to wait on her. No man is to speak
to her without Hjarandi’s permission. If any one ventures
to do so, his head will be cut off and set on a stake.