dróttinn gumna
‘lord of men’ = Erlingr
Lord of men, → Erlingr
hati ormláðs
‘hater of the snake-land’ = GENEROUS MAN = Erlingr
the snake-land; → GOLD
hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN = Erlingr
snarr, lætrauðr sonr Skjalgs
‘the bold, deceit-shunning son of Skjálgr’ = Erlingr
The bold, deceit-shunning son of Skjálgr → Erlingr
geðstirðr hefnir Skjalgs
‘the tough-minded avenger of Skjálgr’ = Erlingr
The tough-minded avenger of Skjálgr → Erlingr
vǫrðr foldar hǫrða
‘the guardian of the land of the hǫrðar’ = Erlingr
the land of the Hǫrðar → Hordaland
the guardian of HORDALAND → Erlingr
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