Nú hefr sér
til sess hagat
þjóðkonungr
í Þrándheimi.
Þar vill æ
ævi sína
bauga brjótr
byggðum ráða.
Nú hefr þjóðkonungr hagat sér til sess í Þrándheimi. Þar vill brjótr bauga ráða byggðum æ ævi sína.
Now the great king [= Sveinn] has arranged himself on the throne in Trøndelag. There the breaker of rings [GENEROUS MAN] will rule the settlements always throughout his life.
[4] í Þrándheimi ‘in Trøndelag’: This is more likely to refer to the region (modern Trøndelag) than to the city (modern Trondheim). For the name in medieval sources, and its relationship with Kaupangr and Niðaróss, see Gade (1998) and Lockertsen (1999).