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“auduitad mun þat” s(eger) kelling “at þar mun
komen eirn huer bidell Gullbrar”. “þa mun Hiar(andj)
uerda reyndr” q(vad) hin “og j þrotter hans. og stendr s
hann nu eirn upp er V(ilmundr) er eigi hia honum”.
“eigi ueit eg huar til ætlar um metnad Hiar(anda)”
s(eger) kelling. “edr huers Gullbra uerdr audjt um e
giptingina. *enda þætte mer meira uarda um þina
gipting at uita hana goda. og betr þætte mer fallit at
V(ilmundr) ætte þig en Kolr sem menn ætludu at 9
uera mundj”. “vel þætte mer su kona gipt. sem
V(ilmundr) ætte” s(eger) mæren. “en skipazt ætla eg
at þurfi med þeim faudr minum adr. en þeir drecka 12
satter saman. en eigi uillda eg þat til uinna þo eg ætte
koste at uera j kastalanum hia V(ilmundi) ef hann
fære suo med sinu male sem Kolr. En fretta munu 15
23v uær nu fyst huat til tidjnda ber heima”. l[y]|ktz
aptur gluggren. en V(ilmundr) fór til kastala sins.
og hafdi hann niosnarmenn j borgine at uita huat is
*þar for fram.
20. <(B)allduine er kongr nefndr. hann red fyrer
Galicia. hann uar kuöngadr. og hafdj feingit drottn- 21
7 enda] from 549, 17r, En þa MS; cf. below p. 1877.
19 þar\ from 549, 17r, þat MS.
21 feingit'] written in tlie margin with a mark of insertion MS.
those on board. The old woman assumes that it is a suitor
to Gullbrá. To this the foster-daughter says that Hjarandi
will be put to the test now he has to manage without
Vilmundr. The old woman says that she does not know
what will happen about Gullbrá’s marriage but that she
is more interested in her foster-daughter’s. She would
rather see Vilmundr married to her than Kolr, whom men
thought it would be. Her foster-daughter agrees with her.
The peep-hole in the rock is then closed and Vilmundr
returns to his castle. He has spies in the castle to tell him
what is happening.
20. A king called Baldvini rules over Galicia. By his
queen, who is of a noble family, he has an excellent and