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Hálfdanar saga svarta 10b — ed. not skaldic

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HeimskringlaHálfdanar saga svarta
10b

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Hálfdan svarti ók frá veizlu á Haðalandi, ok bar svá til leið hans, at hann ók um vatnit Rǫnd. Þat var um vár. Þá váru sólbráð mikil. En er þeir óku um Rykinsvík, þar hǫfðu verit, um veturinn nautabrunnar, en er mykrin hafði fallit á ísinn, þá hafði þar grafit um í sólbráðinu, en er konungr ók þar um, þá brast niðr ísinn, ok týndisk þar Hálfdan konungr ok lið mikit með honum. Þá var hann fertøgr at aldri.



Hann hafði verit allra konunga ársælstr. Svá mikit gerðu menn sér um hann, at þá er þat spurðisk, at hann var dauðr ok lík hans var flutt á Hringaríki ok var þar til graptar ætlat, þá fóru ríkismenn af Raumaríki ok af Vestfold ok Heiðmǫrk ok beiddusk allir at hafa líkit með sér ok heygja í sínu fylki, ok þótti þat vera árvænt þeim, er næði. En þeir sættusk svá, at líkinu var skipt í fjóra staði, ok var hǫfuðit lagit í haug at Steini á Hringaríki, en hverir fluttu heim sinn hluta ok heygðu, ok eru þat allt kallaðir Hálfdanarhaugar.

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