Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Kolgrímr litli, Poem about Óláfr helgi 1’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 8.
Herstillis þarfk hylli;
hǫlf eru vǫld und Kalfi.
Þarfk hylli {herstillis}; hǫlf vǫld eru und Kalfi.
‘I need the favour of the troop-controller [KING]; half the dominion is in Kálfr’s hands.’
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Herstillis þarfk hylli;
hǫlf eru vǫld undir Kalfi.
herstillís þarf ek hylli half eru vaulld vndir | kalfi;
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