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lét hann marga menn oc margir ŭrdo ſarir

he lost many men, and many were wounded;

com Como [C mest skr. rundt fyrste o] ſiþan um qveldit til ſcipa, þeir

then in the evening he came to the ships. The

fiɴar gerþo um nóttina ø̨ði ǫði veðr

Finns made in the night a furious storm

með fiolkyngi fiolkingi

by sorcery

oc ſtorm ſiavar

and a tempest at sea;

eɴ konongr lét ŭptaca uppta-ka

but the king had [them] take up

ackerin atkeriɴ Atkeriɴ oc

the anchors and

draga draga upp ſegl oc beítto um nóttina

hoist sail, and they beat [to windward] through the night

fyrir landit, mátti þa eɴ ſem

along the land; then again, as

optaʀ meira hamingia konongs eɴ

often before, the king's good fortune was stronger than

fiolkyngi fiɴa, fengo þeir beítt

the sorcery of the Finns. They managed to beat [their way]

ŭm nóttina ſiþir fyrir balagarðz ſido

through the night, at last, off the coast of Balagard

Balagarðzſi-ðu

the coast of Balagard

klyfiom, eigi veʀ eɴ a ſléttum velli

packs, no worse than on level ground.

ſiþan for konongr ofan aptr, þangat ſem

Then the king went back down to where

viſtin var, oc nu heitir Olafshellir kellda

his quarters were, [the place] now called Olafshellir. A spring

er oc þar nær hellinom oc þó konongr

is also there near the cave, and the king washed

sér í, eɴ ef búfe manna verþr ſiúct

himself in it; and if people's livestock fall sick

i dalnom oc dreccr þar af vatni þvi

in the valley and drink of that water,

þa batnar því ſotta. Siþan for konongr til

then they recover from the sickness. Then the king went to

matar oc allir þeir, oc þa er konongr var

his meal, and all of them; and when the king was

mettr, þa ſpurþi hann eptir ef ſt(+K) nokkor

fed, he asked whether there was any shieling

væri i dalnom, up fra urðɴi(+K) oc

in the valley, up from the scree and

nær fiallino er þeir mætti bua i

near the mountain, where they might lodge for

nóttina, eɴ Brúsi ſegir ero ſætr(+K) er heta(+K)

the night. And Brusi says there are shielings called

grę(?) ningar oc ma þar engi va(+K)

Græningar, and no one can stay there

um nætr fyrir trolla gangs ſacir oc(+K)

at night because of the walking of trolls and

mein vétta er þar ero hia ſetrino

evil beings that are there by the shieling.

Siþan mælti konongr at þeir ſcyldo bua ferð

Then the king said that they should make ready for their journey,

sína oc ſegir at hann villdi þar vera vm nottina(+K)

and says that he wanted to be there for the night

CCIV. Cap. Fráá Lendum Monnum.

Chapter 204. Of the Landed Men.

Nu ſkal ſegia hvat þeir hǫfþuz

Now it shall be told what they were

at i Noregi vm þeꜱar hriðir. þorir

doing in Norway during these times. Thorir

Hundr hafþi fiɴferð haft þessa í(?+)j

Hund had made the journey to the Finns these two

vetr, oc hafþi hann verit hvarn tveɢia vetr lengi a fialli oc fengit

winters, and both winters he had been long in the mountains and had got

óf fiár, hann atti margs konar cꜹp við fiɴa

a vast amount of wealth. He had many kinds of trade with the Finns.

, hann let þar gera sér xí(?+)j hreínbiálba

He had twelve reindeer coats made for himself there

með ſva micilli fiolkynngi at

with such great sorcery that

ekki vápn feſti á oc ſiþr miclo eɴ

no weapon took hold on them, and much less than

á hringa brynio, eɴ et ſiðaʀa vár

on a ring-mail coat. And the following spring

bió þorir langſcip er hann átti oc ſcipaðe

Thorir fitted out a longship that he owned and manned it

hús cǫrlum sínom. hann ſtefndi ſaman bondum

with his housecarls. He called together the farmers

ſonr Arnfinz Armoðz ſonar broðor ſonr Arna

son of Arnfinn Armodsson, brother's son of Arni

Armoðz ſonar. A aðra hlið Kalfi

Armodsson. On the other side of Kalf

Arnaſyni gecc fram Þorir Hundr. Oláfr

Arnason, Thorir Hund went forward. Olaf

konongr hio til Þóris hundz um herþarnar

the king struck at Thorir Hund across the shoulders;

ſverþit beit ekki, eɴ ſva ſyndiz ſem

the sword did not bite, and it looked as if

dyſt ryki ór hreínbialbanom

dust flew up from the reindeer coat.

þessa getr Sigvatr

Sigvat speaks of this:

Mildr faɴ gerſt hve galdrar

The generous one found most clearly how the spells,

gramr ſialfr megin rammir

the prince himself, the mighty-strong [spells]

fiolkuɴigra fiɴa

of the sorcery-wise Finns

fullſtórum barg þóri

saved the very great Thorir,

þa er hyrſendir hundi

when the fire-sender, on the Hound,

húna gulli búno

of the mast-heads, with the gold-adorned

ſlætt réð ſítz at bíta ſverði lꜹſt um herðar

(smooth, it would least of all bite) sword struck across the shoulders.

Þorir hió til konongs oc ſciptuz þeir þa nockorum

Thorir struck at the king, and they then exchanged a few

hǫɢum við oc beít ecki ſverð konongs

blows, and the king's sword did not bite

þar er hreínbiálbiɴ(+K) var firir, eɴ þo varþ

where the reindeer coat was in front, but still

þorir ſáʀ a hendi. Eɴ qvað Sigvatr

Thorir was wounded in the hand. And Sigvat said:

Þollr dylr ſaðrar ſnylli

The fir-tree denies true valour

ſeims eɴ þat veit ec heiman

of gold (and this I know from home),

hveʀ ſǽi(+K) hundz verc ſtøʀe

who would see greater deeds than the Hound's,

hugſtórs er frẏr þóri

the great-hearted one's, [the fir] who taunts Thorir,

er þvergarða þorði

when [he], of the cross-fences, dared,

þróttr hiɴ er fram vm ſótti

the might that pressed forward,

glyɢs i gegn at hǫɢva

of the storm, to strike against

guɴraɴz kononɢ manni.

of the battle-hall [shield], the king's man.

konongr mælti til Biarnar Stallara, Ber

The king said to Bjorn the Marshal: Beat

þu hundiɴ er eigi bíta jarn, Biǫrn

the dog whom iron does not bite. Bjorn

ſneri ǫxiɴi i hendi sér oc lꜹſt með

turned the axe in his hand and struck with

hamrinom, com þat hǫɢ a ǫxl þori, oc

the hammer; the blow landed on Thorir's shoulder, and

varþ allmicit hǫɢ oc rataðe Þorir við

it was a very heavy blow, and Thorir reeled at it