Þat er skröklaust,
at Skúli var
frægðarmaðr
í frömu lífi,
þótt hvarbrigð
á hann sneri
aldar gipt
auðnu hvéli,
þá er ofrausn
öfgu heilli
randa rjóðr
reisa knátti,
ok ólágt
jöfra bági
öðlings nafn
á Eyrum tók.
Þat er skröklaust, at Skúli var frægðarmaðr í frömu lífi, þótt hvarbrigð gipt aldar sneri hvéli auðnu á hann, þá er rjóðr randa knátti reisa ofrausn öfgu heilli, ok bági jöfra tók ólágt nafn öðlings á Eyrum.
It is not a lie that Skúli was a famous man in his outstanding life, although the fickle luck of mankind turned the wheel of fortune on him, when the reddener of shield-rims [WARRIOR = Skúli] raised an excess of heroism with adverse luck, and the enemy of princes [= Skúli] took the not insignificant title of king at Øra.
[16] á Eyrum ‘at Øra’: Øretinget (Eyraþing) was the legal assembly of the eight counties on the inner side of Agdenes in Trøndelag. Traditionally, Norw. kings were elected and confirmed at that assembly. See also Note to Anon Nkt 33 [All].