Vart þú eigi með Víkari
austr í Væni árdag snemma,
þá er sóttu vér Sísar á velli;
þat var þrekvirki þokks megnara.
Þú vart eigi með Víkari austr í Væni árdag snemma, þá er vér sóttu Sísar á velli; þat var þokks megnara þrekvirki.
You were not with Víkarr east on Vänern early in the day, when we attacked Sísarr on the [battle-]field; that was a still more powerful feat of strength.
[6] Sísar ‘Sísarr’: Name for the ruler of Kiev (ON Kænugarðr), according to the prose text. The name itself is probably derived from Lat. Caesar (cf. Gautr 1900, ic) and perhaps reflects a generalised awareness of the princely status ascribed to the rulers of Kiev in the late Viking Age and later (cf. Melnikova 1996 for a discussion of such legends).