Haraldr þeysti nú hraustla
helming sinn at Elfi;
náttar Nóregs dróttinn
nær at landamæri.
Gramr á þing við Þumla;
þars eindagaðr Sveini
hrafni skyldr, nema haldi,
hans fundr, Danir undan.
Haraldr þeysti nú helming sinn hraustla at Elfi; dróttinn Nóregs náttar nær at landamæri. Gramr á þing við Þumla; þars fundr hans, skyldr hrafni, eindagaðr Sveini, nema Danir haldi undan.
Haraldr has now rushed his troop boldly towards the Götaälv (Elfr); the lord of Norway [= Haraldr] overnights close to the lands’ boundary. The prince holds an assembly off Þumli; there a meeting with him, owed to the raven, is appointed for Sveinn, unless the Danes head away.
[7] hrafni: hrǫfnum F, E, H, Hr
[7] skyldr hrafni ‘owed to the raven’: This helps to define the ominous fundr ‘meeting’ as a military encounter which will provide food for the traditional birds of battle. The pl. variant hrǫfnum ‘ravens’ is also possible.