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hia köngsdöttur, Asmundur játar þuj og seigist
hónumm þad sagt haffa adur firri, ad so leingi sem
hann væri þar j landi, skilldi hann huöria nött soffa s
hiá köngsdöttur, heimti hann nii gialldid ad Þraandi,
enn hann kuadst haffa skilid likla efftir heima, sagdi
hann skilldi fá fied ad morgni, enn Asmundur kuadst e
vilia aungvann undanndratt haffa leingur á þuj máli,
skilia þeir so talid.
11. Þrsandur geingur nw til köngs, og seigir hönum 9
allt samtal þeirra Asmundar og seigir hónumm ad nii
sie hægt ad fánga hann hiá köngsdöttur, köngur
kuadst hanns rádumm hlijda mundi, og Asmundur 12
skilldi missa *höffudid, þegar ad dagurinn leid á enda,
kom Asmundur efftir sijnumm vana j skiemmu edur
kastala köngsdöttur, skiemti sier þar og gieck ad soffa 15
hiá henni, og (er) þaug höffdu skamma stund soffid j
sænginni, heira þaug lijkt sem firri háhreisti uti,
verdur köngsdöttur felmtzfull, Asmundur spir hana is
huad nu sie til ráda, enn hiin kuad nú eij fliött til ráda
uerda mundi, “þö skal samt eij kuijda” sagdi hann
“skal eg veria mig med suerdi, og margra manna bani 21
uerda ádur enn þeir uinni mig” villdi hann þá upp-
13 hóffudid] written hóffidid MS.
16 er\from 585d, 7r.
17 haræizti 585 d, 7r.
question, claims that he intends to spend every single
night with the princess as long as he remains in the land.
As far as the money is concerned, Þrándr promises to give
it to him the next day, since he has left his keys at home
and cannot settle the matter now.
11. Þrándr now once again tells the king everything
that “Ásmundr” has said and the king determines to try
once more to catch “Ásmundr” with his daughter. In the
evening “Ásmundr” comes to the king’s daughter as is
his custom. When they have been in bed a short while,
they hear a great uproar as before. He makes as if to