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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 §35.2

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Bǫðvarr mælti: ‘Ekki er hǫllin svá vel skipuð sem ek ætlaði, ef eitt dýr skal hér eyða ríki ok fé konungsins.’ Hǫttr sagði: ‘Þat er ekki dýr, heldr er þat it mesta trǫll.’ Nú kemr jólaaptann. Þá mælir konungr: ‘Nú vil ek, at allir menn séu kyrrir ok hljóðir í nótt, ok banna ek ǫllum mínum mǫnnum at ganga í nokkurn háska við dýrit, en fé ferr eptir því sem auðnar, því ek vil eigi missa menn mína.’ 

Bǫðvarr said: ‘the hall is not so well manned as I thought, if a single animal can destroy the king’s lands and livestock here.’ Hǫttr said: ‘It is not an animal, rather it is the greatest of trolls.’ Now comes Yule eve. Then the king says: ‘Now I wish that all men remain calm and quiet tonight, and I forbid any of my men to go into any danger against the beast, and the livestock will get on as [¤] is fated, because I do not want to lose my men.’

35.1Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35Start again 35.3

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