Létum falla und fætr ara
tírarlausa tólf berserki.
Þá varð ek skiljaz á skapadægri
við þann inn mesta minn fulltrúa.
Létum tólf berserki falla tírarlausa und fætr ara. Þá varð ek skiljaz á skapadægri við þann inn mesta fulltrúa minn.
We caused twelve berserks to fall, lacking glory, beneath the eagle’s claws. Then I was obliged to part on that fated day from the one who was my greatest confidant.
[4] tólf berserki ‘twelve berserks’: These were the twelve sons of Arngrímr and Eyfura named in Hjálm Lv 1 (Ǫrv 5).