Menn sá ek þá, er margt höfðu
orð á annan logit;
heljar hrafnar ór höfði þeim
harðliga sjónir slitu.
Ek sá menn þá, er höfðu logit margt orð á annan; hrafnar heljar slitu harðliga sjónir ór höfði þeim.
I saw men then who had greatly slandered another; Hell’s ravens violently tore the eyes out of their heads.
[4] hrafnar heljar ‘Hell’s ravens’: These ravens may be associated with the pagan goddess of death, Hel (although Óðinn was traditionally the owner of ravens; cf. Tate 1985, 1032), as well as with the Christian realm of punishment; see Note to 38/4.