Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.06.1964, Qupperneq 199

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mer” s(eger) Gu(difreyr) “alla skemtan | uid ydr at 24r
eiga huort sem þat eru skot edr skylmingar. ueit eg at
3 ydr syster er aungum godum kostvm at firr huerjar j
þrotter sem uid profum. en eigi skule þer suo uirda at
mer gange kapp edr ágirne til þessa”. “þat skal vera”
c s(eger) Hiar(andj) “en eg ætla uel fallit at uid profum
audrum til skemtanar ockrar j þrotter”. annann dag
epter gengu þeir á uidan uöll. og uar þa settr upp eirn
o hár stiakj miög. þar sette Hiar(andj) upp á eitt eple.
og sidan tok hann sitt spiot. þat sem þeir V(ilmundr)
höfdu fyr skoted. hann skaut nu eplit ofan af stiak-
12 anum. og þotte ollum furda j þuj skot(i). Nu (er)
eplit upp aptr sett. Gu(difreyr) geck þa til. og sette
eina hnet tauflu upp á eplit. og geck fra jafnlangt
iö sem Hiar(andj). og skaut á halan á hnettauflunj suo
at hun hraut ofan. en eplit stód kyrt og lofudu allir
þetta skot. sidan profudu þeir arbystis skot og adra
i8 hæfne. og uar suo nærre um med þeim. at menn
kunnu þar eigi mvn at gera. nu kom niosnarmadr
12 skoti] supplied from 343a, 106v. er] from 343a, 106v.
14 hnet] hnef- 343a, 106v.
15 hnet-] hnef- 343a, 106v.
fail to measure up to such an excellent athlete as Hjarandi.
The next day they go out onto a great plain. Here a very
high stake is set up and on this Hjarandi places an apple.
Afterwards he takes his spear and shoots the apple down
from the stake. It is set up again. Guðifreyr places a
chessman on top of the apple, goes to the same distance
from the stake as Hjarandi and shoots the chessman down
by striking its narrow end, while the apple itself remains
in position untouched. They all praise this shot. They
then compete against each other in cross-bow archery
and other sports but there is no difference in their
performances. Vilmundr’s spy comes to him and tells him