Naut ekki svá aldrs, sem skyldi,
frækn landreki við frama dáðir.
Tólf vetra nam tiggi at herja,
en þá var þengill þrítugr, er dó.
Frækn landreki naut ekki aldrs svá, sem skyldi, við dáðir frama. Tiggi nam at herja tólf vetra, en þengill var þrítugr, þá er dó.
The valiant land-ruler did not enjoy as long a life as he should have done with deeds of fame. The prince started harrying at the age of twelve and the king was thirty when he died.