Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.11.1965, Blaðsíða 144

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Landvarnarmadur kongs hiet Valbrandur, hann var
ramur ad afle sem rise, svartur a hár og hórund fullur
af flærd og gólldrum, Enn þo var hann so mikill 3
berserkur ad eingenn stðd hans atreid og einvijge,
kongur hielltvel þennann mikla hertuga, Valbr(andur)
hiellt eirn castala utannborgar med miklum rijkdome 6
hafandi 500 riddara daglega undir synu vallde,
Ptol(omeus) k(ongur) atte eina dottur vid sinnj
drottningu er Elorida hiet, henni voru giefnar allar 9
þær lister og nátturu gáfur er framast mattu prida |
55r synduga manneskiu, hennar litur var sem rauda rðsa
blandad vid snjö<hvita liliu), hennar augu voru 12
sem fegurstu stiörnur, hared hulde hana a ristar,
og var a þvi litur hins skiærasta gulls, kongs dotter
sat i eynum turn, var borgenn óll glæst og gulli i.->
buenn, hafdi hun j sinni þionustu 10 riddara og
60 mejar, þar til skutulsveina og skeinkiara, þad er
sagt ad Valbr(andur) vnnj miked mejunnj og hafdi is
12 -hvita liliu] from 522, 32r.
13 hulde hana] nade ofan Rask 31, 122v.
and strength. His commander is called Valbrandr and
he is as strong as a giant, black-haired and dark-skinned
and full of wiles and magic arts. No one is able to stand
up to him in tournaments and duels. The king favours
Valbrandr greatly. He bears the title of duke and has
a castle at his disposal outside the town. Here 500 knights
attend him every day. King Ptolomeus and his queen
have a daughter called Florida, upon whom nature has
bestowed all those gifts that can adorn a sinful humans
being. Her complexion is like the red rose and the snow-
white lily. Her eyes resemble the most beautiful stars
and her hair, which reaches her instep, is like the purest
gold. She lives in a splendid, gold-adorned tower and is
attended there by ten knights, sixty maidens, servants
and cupbearers. Valbrandr loves her dearly but his suit