Vafði lítt, es virðum mœtti,
vígrœkjandi framm at sœkja;
skerðir gekk í skúrum Hlakkar
Skǫglar serks fyr roðnum merkjum.
Ruddisk land, en ræsir Þrœnda
Ribbungum skóp bana þungan;
Gunnarr skaut und Gera fótar
grimsetta il hjarna kletti.
Vígrœkjandi vafði lítt at sœkja framm, es mœtti virðum; skerðir serks Skǫglar gekk í skúrum Hlakkar fyr roðnum merkjum. Land ruddisk, en ræsir Þrœnda skóp Ribbungum þungan bana; Gunnarr skaut kletti hjarna und grimsetta il fótar Gera.
The battle-promoter [WARRIOR] hesitated little to rush forward when he met the men; the notcher of Skǫgul’s <valkyrie’s> shirt [BYRNIE > WARRIOR] advanced in Hlǫkk’s <valkyrie’s> showers [BATTLE] before the reddened banner. The land was cleared, and the ruler of the Þrœndir [NORWEGIAN RULER = Skúli] created a harsh death for the Ribbungar; Gunnarr pushed his crag of the brain [HEAD] beneath the grim-set sole of Geri’s <wolf’s> foot.
[6] Ribbungum ‘for the Ribbungar’: The Ribbungar ‘Rabble’ were the followers of Sigurðr ribbungr, the leader of a rebellious faction in Norway around 1220. See Note to Sturl Hákkv 6/8II. For the internal rhyme in this line, see also Sturl Hákfl 1/4II.