Vel hefr hefnt, en hafna
hjǫrs berdraugar fjǫrvi,
— folkrakkr, of vannt, fylkir,
framligt — Haraldr Gamla,
es dǫkkvalir drekka
dolgbands fyr ver handan
— roðin frák rauðra benja
reyr — Hôkunar dreyra.
Haraldr hefr vel hefnt Gamla, en berdraugar hjǫrs hafna fjǫrvi — folkrakkr fylkir, of vannt framligt —, es dǫkkvalir dolgbands drekka dreyra Hôkunar fyr handan ver; frák reyr rauðra benja roðin.
Haraldr has avenged Gamli well, and the bare logs of the sword [WARRIORS] give up life — battle-bold leader, you fought outstandingly —, when the dark falcons of the battle-god [= Óðinn > RAVENS] drink Hákon’s blood across the sea; I have heard that reeds of red wounds [SPEARS] were reddened.
[4] Gamla ‘Gamli’: Gamli Eiríksson, brother of Haraldr gráfeldr and his predecessor as leader of the Eiríkssynir or Gunnhildarsynir. Gamli was killed as he fled from Hákon góði following the battle of Rastarkálfr on the island of Fræði (Frei, Møre og Romsdal), c. 955; see Gsind Hákdr 8, Eyv Lv 6 and ÞSjár Þórdr 2.