Unattributed, Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða 12

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Hrafnk ch. 12

Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða 12 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (Hrafnk ch. 12)

Unattributed Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða

11 12 13

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable.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

Sámur bíður til þess, að slitið er þinginu. Búast menn þá
heim. Þakkar hann þeim bræðrum sína liðveislu, en Þorgeir
spurði Sám hlæjandi, hversu honum þætti að fara. Hann lét
vel yfir því.

Þorgeir mælti: "Þykist þú nú nokkru nær en áður?"

Sámur mælti: "Beðið þykir mér Hrafnkell hafa sneypu, er
lengi mun uppi vera, þessi hans sneypa, og er þetta við
mikla fémuni."

"Eigi er maðurinn alsekur, meðan eigi er háður
féránsdómur, og hlýtur það að hans heimili að gera. Það
skal vera fjórtán nóttum eftir vopnatak."

En það heitir vopnatak, er alþýða ríður af þingi.

"En eg get," segir Þorgeir, "að Hrafnkell mun heim kominn
og ætli að sitja á Aðalbóli; get eg, að hann mun halda
mannaforráð fyrir yður. En þú munt ætla að ríða heim og
setjast í bú þitt, ef þú náir að besta kosti. Get eg, að
þú hafir það svo þinna mála, að þú kallir hann
skógarmann. En slíkan ægishjálm, get eg, að hann beri
yfir flestum sem áður, nema þú hljótir að fara nokkru
lægra."

"Aldrei hirði eg það," segir Sámur.

"Hraustur maður ertu," segir Þorgeir, "og þykir mér sem
Þorkell frændi vilji eigi gera endamjótt við þig. Hann
vill nú fylgja þér, þar til er úr slítur með ykkur
Hrafnkeli, og megir þú þá sitja um kyrrt. Mun yður þykja
nú við skyldastir að fylgja þér, er vér höfum áður mest í
fengið. Skulum við nú fylgja þér um sinns sakir í
Austfjörðu; eða kanntu nokkra þá leið til Austfjarða, að
eigi sé almannavegur?"

Sámur svaraði: "Fara mun eg hina sömu leið, sem eg fór
austan."

Sámur varð þessu feginn.

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