Unattributed, Þorsteins saga hvíta 5

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ÞHvít ch. 5

Þorsteins saga hvíta 5 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (ÞHvít ch. 5)

Unattributed Þorsteins saga hvíta

4 5 6

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable.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

Einar bað föður sinn að hann skyldi biðja Helgu Krakadóttur.
Þórir kvað svo vera skyldu. Nú fara þeir heiman og koma til
Kraka og vekja bónorð við hann fyrir hönd Einars. Kraki
kvaðst áður vilja vita til víss andlát Þorsteins en lést þá
mundu gefa Einari konuna ef það væri áður til víss vitað.
Þórir kvað það eigi sannlegt að Einar væri vonbiðill þeirrar
konu er skjótt var heitin Þorsteini. Kraki lét eigi gangast
svör þessa máls.

Fara þeir feðgar heim við svo búið og litlu síðar ríður Einar
norður til Hofs og segir Þorgilsi bónorðið og kveður sér hafa
verið neitað.

Hrani var hjá og svaraði svo: "Illa koma þér Einar í hald
góðir frændur ef þú skalt eigi fá konu þessa," kvað honum og
lítið stoða að vera í vináttu við Þorgils ef hann skyldi
einskis meta þessa sneypu er Einari var ger.

Þorgils svarar: "Mér virðist Kraki viturlega með fara og
mundi eg svo gera ef eg ætti hans hlut."

Satt eitt sagði Einar frá orðum Kraka en þó eggjaði Hrani
Þorgils að fara með honum. Þorgils kvað eigi létt hugur um
segja þó að þessu ráði yrði komið í hendur honum. Síðan fóru
þeir og hittu Kraka og hafði hann hin sömu svör fyrir sér sem
fyrr.

Þorgils mælti þá: "Vera má að þú ráðir dóttur þinni en eigi
muntu svo undan setja að þú fáir eigi sakagiftir um annað."

Kraki mælti: "Eigi mun eg til þess hætta."

Hann fastnaði þá dóttur sína Einari og hafði sjálfur brúðkaup
inni. Kraki skyldi vera úr öllum vanda um kaupbrigði við
Þorstein.

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