Laxdœla saga 18b — ed. not skaldic
Not published: do not cite (Anon Laxd 18bV)
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Nú reiðisk þessi frásǫgn af Þorkatli ok hans mǫnnum, en Guðmundr hafði áðr nǫkkuð ǫðruvísa sagt. Nú þótti þeim frændum Þórarins nǫkkut ifanleg sjá saga, ok kǫlluðusk eigi mundu trúnað á leggja raunarlaust, ok tǫldu þeir sér fé hálft við Þorkel, en Þorkell þykkisk einn eiga ok bað gera til skírslu at sið þeirra. Þat var þá skírsla í þat mund, at ganga skyldi undir jarðarmen, þat er torfa var ristin ór vell.. Skyldu endarnir torfunnar vera fastir í vellinum, en sá maðr, er skírsluna skyldi fram flytja, skyldi þar ganga undir. Þorkell trefill grunar nǫkkut, hvárt þannig mun farit hafa um líflát manna, sem þeir Guðmundr hǫfðu sagt it síðara sinni. Ekki þóttusk heiðnir menn minna eiga í ábyrgð, þá er slíka hluti skyldi fremja, en nú þykkjask eiga kristnir menn, þá er skírslur eru gǫrvar. Þá varð sá skírr, er undir jarðarmen gekk ef torfan féll eigi á hann.
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