[5-8]: Útsteinn here expresses two commonplaces of Old Norse heroic poetry, that, as a man of courage, he has a hard heart (cf. Note to Anon Mhkv 7/1III and von See 1978), and that Óðinn, the Norse god most frequently associated with warfare, has promoted his warlike nature. Finnur Jónsson (LP: fremja 7) has suggested that mér ‘for me’ (l. 7) might be a mistake for mik ‘me’ (acc.) and that the sense of ll. 7-8 might be ‘since Óðinn furthered me in my youth’, as this would conform more closely to ideas that Óðinn helped and supported his chosen warriors, rather than strengthened their hearts, a notion that is not attested elsewhere.