Eldr nam at æsaz en jörð at skjálfa
ok hár logi við himni gnæfa.
Fár treystiz þar fylkis rekka
eld at ríða né yfir stíga.
Eldr nam at æsaz en jörð at skjálfa ok hár logi gnæfa við himni. Fár rekka fylkis treystiz þar at ríða eld né stíga yfir.
Fire raged and earth shook and the tall flame rose up to the sky. Few of the warriors of the prince there dared to ride through the fire nor step across it.