Anonymous fornaldarsögur, Bósa saga 15

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Bós ch. 15

Bósa saga 15 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (Bós ch. 15)

Anonymous fornaldarsögur Bósa saga

14 15 16

text and translation

The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

Bögu-Bósi er nú kominn upp á skip Hræreks ok barðist
alldrengiliga. Hann sá, hvar faðir sinn flaut með borðinu
mjök máttdreginn. Stökk hann nú fyrir borð ok hjálpaði honum
ok kom honum upp í skip sitt.

Þá var Hrærekr kominn á skipit ok hafði drepit margan mann.
Bósi kom þá upp á skipit ok var mjök móðr, en þó réðst hann í
móti Hræreki ok hjó í skjöld hans ok klauf hann allan niðr í
gegnum ok af honum fótinn í ristarliðnum. Sverðit kom í
vindásinn ok stökk sundr í miðju. Hrærekr hjó á móti. Bósi
snerist undan á hæli. Sverðit slapp af hjálminum ok niðr á
herðarnar ok reif af honum alla brynjuna, ok fekk hann sár á
herðablöðunum, ok gekk svá niðr um allt bakit, at öll klæðin
rifnuðu af honum, svá at hann var nakinn allr eftir, ok af
vinstra fæti hælbeinit. Bósi þreif upp ás einn, en Hrærekr
vildi þá hlaupa fyrir borð. Bósi sló hann í sundr við
hástokkinum, svá at sér fell hvárr hluturinn. Var nú ok
fallinn mestr hluti liðs þeira, en þeir þágu grið, sem eftir
lifðu.

Þeir kanna nú lið sitt, ok var eigi eftir meir en hundrað
manns liðfært, ok áttu þeir fóstbræðr nú miklum sigri at
hrósa. Skiptu menn nú herfangi, en þeir váru græddir, sem
græðandi váru.

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