Anon Gautr 7bVIII
Gautreks saga 7b — ed. Anna Millward
Not published: do not cite (Anon Gautr 7bVIII)
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Starkaðr játar þessu. Þá fekk Hrosshárs-Grani geir í hönd honum ok sagði, at þat mundi sýnast reyrsproti. Þá fóru þeir út til liðsins, ok var þá komit at degi.
Um morguninn eftir gengu ráðgjafar konungs á stefnu til umráða. Kom þat ásamt með þeim, at þeir skyldu gera nokkura minning blótsins, ok sagði Starkaðr upp ráðagerðina. Þar stóð fura ein hjá þeim ok stofn einn hár nær furunni. Neðarliga af furunni stóð einn kvistr mjór ok tók í limit upp. Þá bjuggu þjónustusveinar mat manna, ok var kálfr einn skorinn ok krufðr. Starkaðr lét taka kálfsþarmana. Síðan steig Starkðaðr upp á stofninn ok sveigði ofan þann inn mjóva kvistinn ok knýtti þar um kálfsþörmunum.
Þá mælti Starkaðr til konungs: "Nú er hér búinn þér gálgi, konungr, ok mun sýnast eigi allmannhættligr. Nú gakktu hingat, ok mun ek leggja snöru á háls þér."
Konungr mælti: "Sé þessi umbúð ekki mér hættuligri en mér synist, þá vænti ek, at mik skaði þetta ekki, en ef öðruvís er, þá mun auðna ráða, hvat at gerist."
Síðan steig hann upp á stofninn, ok lagði Starkaðr virgulinn um háls honum ok steig síðan ofan af stofninum.
Þá stakk Starkaðr sprotanum á konungi ok mælti: "Nú gef ek þik Óðni."
Þá lét Starkaðr lausan furukvistinn. Reyrsprotinn varð at geir, ok stóð í gegnum konunginn. Stofninn fell undan fótum honum, en kálfsþarmarnir urðu at viðju sterkri, en kvistrinn reis upp ok hóf upp konunginn við limar, ok dó hann þar. Nú heita þar síðan Víkarshólmar.
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