Ella var
†a … ss† þar
Ragnars bani
rómu trani.
… †erð†
sœfðisk ferð;
gekk at frið
fylkis lið.
Ella var bani Ragnars; trani rómu †a … ss† þar. … †erð† ferð sœfðisk; lið fylkis gekk at frið.
Ælla was Ragnarr’s slayer; the crane of battle [EAGLE] … … there. … … the company was killed; the ruler’s troop destroyed the peace.
[8] fylkis: ‘fylgis’ papp25ˣ, ‘filgis’ R683ˣ
[8] fylkis ‘the ruler’s’: The ms. spellings, ‘fylgis’ (papp25ˣ) and ‘filgis’ (R683ˣ), may indicate a scribal uncertainty in the use of <g> and <k> (perhaps dialectal?). See Hl 1941, 113.