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þar voru marger stoolar veglega buner, k(ongs)-
d(otter) settest nidur og sa unge Sigurg(ardur),
3 k(ongs)d(otter) tekur nu sýna hórpu og stillir med
mikelli list, slær sijdann, hlioded var so miked og
fagurt ad heirdi um óll nalæg lónd þorp og kastala,
e fliktust þeir menn allir under turnenn ad heira þann
fagra hórpuslátt, og ad endudum honum tök Sigur-
g(ardur) hórpuna Gustnaut, og þottust menn alldrei
9 hafa sied slijkt gerseme, eda þess kins hliodfære,
k(ong)s(on) stillir nu, leikur sijdann, og er þad sagt
af þeim slætte, ad alldrei var so gómul kjerling krept
i2 eda karlæg ad ecki skride ur synu hreyse, allar þess
erendis ad heira þann fagra saung hórpunnar, og var
næsta mannþraungt undir murnum | og ehr k(ong)- 59r
íð s(on) endade sinn leik, skilldu herrarner ur skurda
hvort betur hefdi leiked, og bad k(ongs)d(otter) sinn
fódur a ad líjta og sier skilldi þad vel lijka sem hann
i8 til segde, Ptol(omeus) k(ongur) m(ælti) “þad ber
konglegri tign ad meta hvorke skilldseme edur vin-
áttu, framm yfir riettenn, og er þad skjott ad seigia
19 hvorke] + fyrir (incorrectly) MS.
her garden and many other splendid chairs have been
placed there in readiness. She tunes her harp and then
plays on it. The sound is so rich and beautiful that it
can be heard in all the neighbouring districts, villages
and castles and people gather from all directions to
listen to it. When she has finished, Sigrgarðr takes the
harp that Gustr gave him, tunes it and begins to play.
Not a single old woman who was lying ill in bed remained
there then. They all got up and hobbled out to listen to
the beautiful harp-playing, and as long as the music
continues, there is a great crowd under the wall. When
he has finished, Florida asks her father to decide and
says that she will abide by his decision. He replies that