deilir herja
‘the commander of armies’ = LEADER = S. Oswald
the commander of armies, → LEADER = S. Oswald
folkstafr
‘of the people-stave’ = LEADER = Merlin
the people-stave. → LEADER = Merlin
sviptir sagna
‘the mover of troops’ = LEADER = Þórr
the mover of troops → LEADER = Þórr
sinnir ýta skaunar
‘the helper of the launchers of the shield’ = LEADER = Þórr
the launchers of the shield; → WARRIORS
the helper of WARRIORS → LEADER = Þórr
folksvaldi
‘the ruler of the people’ = LEADER = Snorri goði
The ruler of the people → LEADER = Snorri goði
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