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hann m(ælti) “eg heite Gustur, Enn þu hefur ellt
myna konu i qvólld og viliad veita henne bana”,
s k(ong)s(on) m(ælti) “díjr villda eg drepa enn ey
konu, og ef þu seigir eg hafe viliad gióra nijdings
verk, skalltu þad díjrt kaupa”, spratt k(ong)s(on)
6 upp og bra Gust a lopt, hann vard hræddur mióg
og m(ælti) “gófugaste herra gief mier lyf, þvi eg skal
þier og ollum monnum þijnum og nidjum til göda
9 vera”, þa kom kona Gustz, og leiddu þaug Sigurg(ard)
jnn i hóllena, veitandi honum allann besta greida,
og sógdu honum allt hid sanna frá hindennj, og
12 þat þaug villdu hann kiæmest til sinna heimkinna,
“Enn þesse hynd var kona myn”. þaug settu nu bord
fyrir kongsson, med besta víjne og volldugum krásum,
i5 þaug snæddu nu vm stund og drucku af þvi víjne
ehr var hid besta, vard k(ong)s(on) mátuliga gladur
og m(ælti) vid Gust, “hvad kantu | fleira iþrötta enn
i8 gabba mig i missijningum”, G(ustur) m(ælti) “giarn-
ann villde eg ydur allann söma, enn eckjrt ángur,
19 söma] after this word vinna or giora would seem to have been
omitted.
him what he is called and what he can have done to
offend him, the man replies that his name is Gustr and
that Sigrgarðr has pursued his wife this evening and
attempted to kill her. Sigrgarðr becomes angry and says
that he tried to kill an animal and not a woman. He
seizes hold of Gustr and swings him aloft so that the
little man gets very frightened and promises to give his
support to Sigrgarðr, his men and his descendants in
exchange for his life. Gustr’s wife now comes out. They
lead Sigrgarðr into the hall, treat him most hospitably
and tell him the whole truth about the hind, namely
that it was really Gustr’s wife. When they have dined
and drunk, Sigrgarðr is in very high spirits and asks
Gustr what powers he possesses other than that of
producing optical illusions. He mentions the art of
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