Hjalmfaldinn bar hilmi
hrings at miklu þingi
— skeiðr glæstu þá þjóðir —
þangat Ormr inn langi.
En sunnr at gný Gunnar
glaðr tók jarl við Naðri;
áðr varð egg at hrjóða
ættgóðr Hemings bróðir.
Ormr inn langi bar hjalmfaldinn hilmi þangat at miklu þingi hrings; þjóðir glæstu þá skeiðr. En glaðr jarl tók við Naðri sunnr at gný Gunnar; áðr varð ættgóðr bróðir Hemings at hrjóða egg.
Ormr inn langi (‘the Long Serpent’) carried the helmet-clad ruler [Óláfr] there to the mighty assembly of the sword [BATTLE]; troops then adorned the ships. But the cheerful jarl received Naðr (‘Adder’) south at the din of Gunnr <valkyrie> [BATTLE]; earlier the high-born brother of Hemingr [= Eiríkr] had to redden the blade.
[6] Naðri ‘Naðr (“Adder”)’: Another play on synonyms for ormr ‘serpent’ (see Note to st. 3/8 Fáfnis).