fjǫlnenninn landreki dana
‘the very vigorous land-ruler of the danes’ = DANISH KING = Eiríkr
the very vigorous land-ruler of the Danes. → DANISH KING = Eiríkr
fljótmæltr konungr Jóta
‘the eloquent king of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Eiríkr
The eloquent king of the Jótar, → DANISH KING = Eiríkr
gramr Jóta
‘the lord of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Eiríkr
the lord of the Jótar. → DANISH KING = Eiríkr
reiðr atseti Hleiðrar
‘the furious resident of Lejre’ = DANISH KING = Sveinn
the furious resident of Lejre → DANISH KING = Sveinn
fengsæll þengill dana
‘the booty-blessed lord of the danes’ = DANISH KING = Sveinn
The booty-blessed lord of the Danes → DANISH KING = Sveinn
ríkjum jǫfurr Skánunga
‘the mighty prince of the Skánungar’ = DANISH KING = Kristófór
the mighty prince of the Skánungar → DANISH KING = Kristófór
þengill Jóta
‘of the ruler of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Kristófór
the ruler of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Kristófór
konungr Jóta
‘of the king of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Sveinn
the king of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Sveinn
gramr Jóta
‘prince of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Magnús
prince of the Jótar, → DANISH KING = Magnús
fljótmælts vinr Jóta
‘of the swift-spoken friend of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Sveinn
the swift-spoken friend of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Sveinn
ágætan ǫðlingr Jóta
‘the splendid ruler of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
the splendid ruler of the Jótar, → DANISH KING = Knútr
gramr Skônunga
‘the sovereign of the Skônungar’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
The sovereign of the Skônungar → DANISH KING = Knútr
sigrfíkinn vísi dana
‘the victory-avid leader of the danes’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
the victory-avid leader of the Danes → DANISH KING = Knútr
myrðir Vinða
‘the killer of the Wends’ = DANISH KING = Haraldr
the killer of the Wends → DANISH KING = Haraldr
jǫfurr Jótlands
‘the lord of Jutland’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
the lord of Jutland → DANISH KING = Knútr
hlífskjǫldr dana
‘the protecting shield of the danes’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
The protecting shield of the Danes → DANISH KING = Knútr
inn ítri gramr Jóta
‘the splendid ruler of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Sveinn
The splendid ruler of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Sveinn
konungr Jóta
‘of the king of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Haraldr
the king of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Haraldr
dróttinn Jóta
‘the lord of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
The lord of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Knútr
dróttinn Danmarkar
‘the lord of Denmark’ = DANISH KING = Haraldr
the lord of Denmark → DANISH KING = Haraldr
snjallr njótr veg-Jóta
‘the bold enjoyer of the glory-Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
the bold enjoyer of the glory-Jótar → DANISH KING = Knútr
stillir Jóta
‘the ruler of the Jótar’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
the ruler of the Jótar; → DANISH KING = Knútr
áttungr Gorms
‘the descendant of Gormr’ = DANISH KING = Knútr
the descendant of Gormr → DANISH KING = Knútr
landfrœkn jǫfurr Lundar
‘the land-valiant prince of Lund’ = DANISH KING
The land-valiant prince of Lund → DANISH KING
ættstuðill ættar Hilditanns
‘a lineage-pillar of the family of Hilditann (‘War-tooth’)’ = DANISH KING
a lineage-pillar of the family of Hilditann (‘War-tooth’) → DANISH KING
fémildr konungr Hlóðynjar myrkmarkar
‘the generous king of the Hlóðyn = Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’) of the dark forest’ = DANISH KING = Haraldr blátǫnn
the Hlóðyn = Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’) of the dark forest → JUTLAND
the generous king of the JUTLAND → DANISH KING = Haraldr blátǫnn
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