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| Eiríkr segir, at hon er ekki þar | Eiríkr says that she is not there |
| Ekki er þat ráð Sveins konungs at leggja til bardaga við þik | It is not King Sveinn's intention to engage in battle with you |
| Konungr fær honum menn, ok ríða þeir á fund Hákonar gamla | The king gathers men, and they ride to meet Hákon the old |
| Vil ek eigi, at þit verðið fyrir sjónum þeira | I don't want you two to come in their sight |
| Þá kemr þar bóndi ok bað Óláf gefa sér kýr þær, er hann átti | Then a farmer came there and asked Óláfr to give him what cows he had |
| Hann sendi orð Sigríði dróttningu þau at hann vill finna hana | He sent these words to Queen Sigríðr, that he wants to meet her |
| Ok er þat at segja af ferð þeirra, at þeir kómu til Íslands fyrir alþingi | And it is to be said about their journey, that they came to Iceland before the General Assembly |
| Ek hugða at yðr ok yðra menn mundi engan fagnað skort hafa at þessarri veizlu | I intended that you and your men should have lack of no pleasure at this feast |
| En þar er þú mintir mik, at ek væra þinn maðr, þá veit ek þat eigi síðr, at þú ert minn maðr | But although you have reminded me that I am your liegeman, I nevertheless know that you are my liegeman |
| Ertu þá meiri konungr en þinn faðir | Then you will be a greater king than your father |
| Ragnhildr hét dóttir hans; hana gipti hann Skopta Skagasyni, bróður Þóru | His daughter was calle Ragnhildr; he married her to Skopti Skagason, Þóra's brother |
| "Sigurð kalla menn mik," segir hann, "ok em ek kenningarson Búa" | "People call me called Sigurðr", he said, "and I am said to be Búi's son" |