Víglundar saga: a diplomatic transcription (17[??])
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Viglúndar Saga
Cap: i.
Haralldr hinn Haarfagre var Son Hálf-
-dánar Svarta: hann var Einvalldz Konungr
yfer Noregi er Saga þesse giørþist: hann tók ung-
-ur Konungdom. Haralldr var allra manna vitr-
-astr, oc vel buenn at øllum Iþrottum, þeim sem Kon-
-úngs tign byriadi: Konungr hafþe mikla Hird
um sik, ok valde þar til hina ágiætustu menn, þá sem
reinder voru at miklu hardfeinge, ok mørgum frægd-
-ar verkum. Ok so sem Konungr girntist at hafa
med sier hid besta mannval, þá voru þeir at øllu
betr halldner, enn nockrer menn í landenu. Þvi
Konúngr sparde huorki vid sína menn fie nie full-
-tíng, ef þeir kunna at giæta. Eigi var med min-
-na móte, at þad hlydst óngvum í móte at giøra
Konungs vilia: sumer urdu landflotta fyrer hønum;
enn sumer drepner: ok kastade Konungr sinne eign
á allt þad þeir áttu epter. Enn margir mikils-
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-háttar menn þoldu eigi áløgur Konungs, ok flý-
-du ur Norege, þeir sem voru af storum ættum;
ok villdu helldr flya Odul sín, enn liggia under á-
-naudar oke Konungs: ok leitudu til jmsta landa.
A hans døgum bygdist miøk Island: því þangat flu-
-du þá marger mikils háttar menn, þeir er eigi þol-
-du ofríki Harallds Konungs.
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