Editiones Arnamagnæanæ. Series B - 01.11.1965, Side 245

A(smundur) var at hringur er sleigin vmm skemmuna
af hermonnum. A(smundur) hleypur þaa vtar yfer |
s stolin og at Þrandi og mællti. “eigi skaltu nu optar 28rb
suikia fleire menn” og hoggur j hofud Þrandi og klyfur
hann j herdar nidr og liet hann þegar lif sitt. A(smund-
e ur) hleyper nu lokum fyrer hurdina og j þvi ris felld
madurin vpp af stollinum. A(smundur) hleypur nu at
honum og gripur j hattin og snarar tyglana at hals-
9 inum enn reider suerdit anare hendi og mællti “giorlla
kenni eg þig kongr. Nu gior anat huort at þu gipt mer
dottur þina og verum satter vmm oll min brot vid þig
12 ella lætur þu þitt lif j stad”. kongr mællti “þat mun
eg kiosa at gipta þier dottur mina edur huat manna
ertu”. “Nu skal ecki leyna þig þui leingr. eg heiti
íð Sigurdr son Vilhialms kongs af Franz”. kongr vard
nu gladr og mællti. “ecki þicki mer minne dottur
ædra giafordz uon. enn ogiorlla vitum vær huernn vær
i8 hofum i fostri hapt”. Gengu þau nu ollsaman vt af
husinu. var þar þsa hin hardazti bardagi med Grickium
og sueinum Sigurdar. þeir vordu husit enn Gricker
of trumpets and sees that there is a ring of warriors around
the house. He leaps over the bench and strikes Þrándr
such a blow on the head that it is cleft in two right down
to the shoulders. He then bolts the door. The man in the
cloak rises from the bench but “Ásmundr” runs up to
him, seizes hold of the hat and twists its strap round his
neck, swings his sworcl and says that he has recognised
him as the king and that he must now either marry his
daughter to him and come to a peaceful settlement with
him over his offences against him or else lose his life this
very minute. The king chooses the first course and asks
who “Ásmundr” really is. When he hears the truth, he is
more than content with the match. Now they all go out of
the house (it is not directly stated that the woman is the
king’s daughter in disguise). Outside a violent struggle
is in progress between the Greeks and Sigurðr’s men, who