Sæl Patricia
I hope you don´t mind if I offer a few minor points regarding your translation.
I have inserted my ‘corrections’ within your translation, but please remember that I am no expert so there is certainly no guarantee that my reading is rightJ If I’m wrong I’m sure I’ll find out about it from the true experts.
Kveðja
Alan
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- section 12
Auðun ventures off once again.
ok fór hann suðr síðan með Rúmferlum,
and travelled he south [afterwards] with Rome Pilgrims
and he went south to Rome with some Pilgrims
ok skipaði konungr til um ferð hans, bað hann koma til sín, er kvæmi aptr.
and he arranged The King to
his journey and bid [bade] him come to see him after. [when
(he) came back]
and the King arranged all his travelling and asked him to come back to him afterwards
Nú fór hann ferðar sinnar, unz hann kømr suðr í Rómaborg.
now travelled he journey his, until he came [comes] South in RomeCity (I think Borg is City-compound name)
Now he travelled his way until he came South to the city of Rome
Ok er hann hefir þar dvalizk, sem hann tíðir, þá ferr hann aptr; tekr þá sótt mikla;
And when he had [has] there stayed, as much as he desired then travelled [travels] he back
when he had stayed as long as he wished, he returned (well there's a lot in Rome)
tekr þá sótt mikla; gørir hann þá ákafliga magran.
Taken [takes] there [then] an illness great became
he [(it) makes him (acc)] exceedingly lean looking
He was taken exceedingly ill and lost a lot of weight (became thin) I blame the drains (lack of)
Gengr þá upp alt féit þat er konungr hafði gefit honum til ferðarinnar;
Gone [goes] then up quite all
(féit) [the money] that the King had given to him to the journey
He had used up all his wealth ( ?) that the King had given him for his journey
tekr síðan upp stafkarls stíg, ok biðr sér matar.
Taken [takes] up after the way of a beggar and pleading [begs] for [himself] food
He took on the habit (clothing?) of a beggar and begged for his food
Hann er þá kollóttr ok heldr ósælligr.
He became [is] then bald and rather wretched
He went bald then and was very miserable
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