Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.11.1965, Blaðsíða 18

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stod eÍRn haukur gior af rauda gulli. breidandi sina
vængi framm yfer hennar skiæra aisionu jungfrunnar
at ei brenndi hana sol. hun var suo buen at viti sem 3
hinn *frodasti klerkur. og hinn sterkasti borgarveggur
rnaitti hun giora med sinu viti yfer annara manna vit
og byrgia suo vti annara raid. og þar kunni hun .x. 6
Raad er adrer kunnu eitt. hun hafdi suo fagra raust at
hun suæfdi. fugla og fiska. dyr og aull jardleg kuik-
indi. suo at vnad þotti áá at heyra. hennar Riki stod 9
med fridi og farsælld. Ypolitus hiet einn smidur j
Fracklandi med meykonginum. hann kunni allt at
smida af gulli og silfri gleri og gimsteinum. þat sem 12
giorast maitti af manna hondum. Nu er at seigia af
me(y)kong(inum). hun byr nu ferd sina heiman vt ai
Pul. Þar styrdi Riki sv drottning er Egidia hiet. hun 15
hafdi fostrad meykong j barn æsku. hun aatti son er
Hleskiolldr hiet. Sigler drott(ning) nu med sinu dyrv
4 írodasti] frorn 568, 7, llv, fridasti MS. sterkasti borgar-
veggur] perfiaps misunderstanding for sterkasta borgar-
vegg MS.
4—7 og—eitt] -=- 537, lr, hon kunne þar .x. tungumal þar
adrer marger (so) kunnu ecki nema eitt 568, 7, llv, borger
og kastala matte hun giöra med synu vite hun kunne
þar Rad sem einginn kunne Papp 4:o nr 31, 13r.
It had four points and on top of these stood the figure
of an eagle and on top of the eagle a golden hawk, which
spread out its wings over her face to protect it from the
rays of the sun. She is as wise as the wisest scholar and
can think of ten solutions to a problem, when other men
can only think of one. Her voice is so beautiful that she
is able to lull birds and fish and animals to sleep. Peace
and joy are supreme in her realm. A goldsmith called
Ypolitus is in her service. He can make everything
humanly possible from gold and silver, glass and gems.
The queen goes to Apulia. This land is ruled by a queen
named Egidia, who was Nitida’s foster-mother during her
childhood. She has a son named Hléskjpldr. Nitida is
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