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þangat til sem þeir komv at hómrum nöckurum. þeir
iv uoru bratter ok hafer. ok suo | sletter at eigi matte
klifa. þeir badv Stiganda foruitnazt ai fiallit. Hann s
Rann upp bergit. Ok kastade þsa skonum ofan til
þeirra. Ok Renna þeir bader bergit ai skonum. Sidan
ganga þeir um fiallit. Enn er þeir höfdu leingi geingit. 6
fundu þeir dal einn fyrer sier. þar voru sletter ueller.
þar saa þeir niutigi hrossa. Ok uar þar med einn hestur.
furduliga fagur. ok grar at lit. Eitt floka folalld saa 9
þeir. þat uar at öllu skripiligt. hrossen öll lómdu þat
ok oþægdu. hesturinn lagde þat j ein elltu. þotte
þeim gaman at horfa ai þetta. þeir sau helle storann. 12
þaa mælti Knutur. “hier muntv Hordur epter dueli-
azt. þo at mer þike mikit fyrer at skilia uid þik. enn
nu er timi suo stuttur. at uantækt er ai huort uer u
navm heim stefnu deginum. þo at oss bere eigi til
tafa. Enn geym þv helles dyr þessar. þangat til sem
ek kem aptur. þuiat þar liggur lif uort allra uid. ef is
nöckut tróll kemzt ut ur hellinum”. sidan skilia þeir.
fara þeir Stigande ok Knutur j burtu þangat til sem
11 oþægdu] + þvi 123, 24v, 167, 44r.
They follow the trail of blood and come to some high,
steep cliffs, which are so smooth that it is impossible
to climb up them. Stígandi, however, is able to sprint
up the cliff-face and he then throws his shoes down to
the two others so that they too can run up. After they
have wandered for a long time on the top of the mountain,
they come to a valley, where they can see ninety mares
and an exceptionally handsome grey stallion. All the
mares are kicking and pestering a young, tousled colt
and the stallion keeps pursuing it. They notice a large
cave in the cliffs and “Knútr” orders Hprðr to stay here
and keep an eye on the exit from the cave, for their
lives are at stake if a troll should escape from it. Stígandi
and “Knútr” now proceed until they come to some slopes,
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