Ér knôttuð þar þeira
(þú vast aldregi) — skjaldar
leygr þaut of sjǫt — (sigri
sviptr) gørsemum skipta.
Þar knôttuð ér skipta gørsemum þeira; þú vast aldregi sviptr sigri; leygr skjaldar þaut of sjǫt.
There you could divide their treasures; you were never deprived of victory; the flame of the shield [SWORD] howled around the host.
[2, 3-4] þú vast aldregi sviptr sigri ‘you were never deprived of victory’: This statement appears to preclude the possibility that the helmingr was composed in honour of Haraldr gilli (see Introduction above), because Haraldr suffered a crushing defeat at the battle of Färlev (9 August 1134) against his nephew Magnús inn blindi ‘the Blind’ Sigurðarson.