hvardyggr arfi Haralds
‘the very reliable heir of Haraldr’ = Óláfr Haraldsson
The very reliable heir of Haraldr → Óláfr Haraldsson
faðir Magnúss
‘Magnús’s father’ = Óláfr Haraldsson
Magnús’s father → Óláfr Haraldsson
stillir hörða
‘the ruler of the hǫrðar’ = NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr Haraldsson
The ruler of the Hǫrðar. → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr Haraldsson
Áss gneista
‘the god of the sword’ = WARRIOR = Óláfr Haraldsson
The god of the sword → WARRIOR = Óláfr Haraldsson
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