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nu hallda eina megtuga veitslu, bjodande til sijn
óllu stormenne, og var þar allskyns skjemtun med
3 konglegum riettum og dijrum drýckjum, og ad lid-
enne veitslunne voru allir herrar og riddarar utleistir
med mórgum dyrlegum giofum. var nu unga kongs-
« syne feinged föstur framm til náms alldurs, sijdann
var hann i schoola hia þeim agiætustu meisturum,
þar til hann var 10 ara gamall, hafdi hann þa numed
9 allann þann meistara döm, er á hökum matti lesast,
sijdann var honum kiendur riddara skapur, utreid,
skot, sund, tafl og turnement, huad honum lærdest
12 so listelega, (ad) þa hann var 12 vetra var sa eingenn
riddare ad j sódli *feinge seted fyrir honum, edur
. nockra iþrott þyrfte vid hann ad reina, enn þo ad
i5 hann væri so mikill og mattugur, ríjkur og megtugur,
var hann liufur og líjtelatur mann, vid ungann sem
gamlann. þesse kongsson Sigurgardur var so fagurlega
12 ad]from Rask 31, 119r.
13 feinge] from 522, 27v, feinged MS.
16- 17 mann-gamlann] vid hvornn mann ungann sem
gamlann 522, 27v, vid hvorn mann Rask 31, 119r.
17- 114,4 þesse-vera] -=- Rask 31, 119r.
to this he invites all great men. Royal dishes and precious
wines are served and at the end of the banquet all the
knights and gentlemen receive splendid gifts on their
departure. The king’s son is taken care of until he is
old enough to go to school. He is taught by the most
excellent masters until he is ten years old. When he has
acquired all the knowledge that can be found in books,
he is given instruction in knightly accomplishments such
as riding out, archery, swimming, table-games and
tourneying. He is so quick and clever that by the time
he is twelve years old no knight can compare with him.
In spite of his excellence, however, he is friendly and
modest in his dealings with old and young alike. He
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