Sigurðr Grana sverði keyrði;
eldr sloknaði fyr öðlingi.
Logi allr lægðiz fyr lofgjörnum;
bliku reiði, er Reginn átti.
Sigurðr keyrði Grana sverði; eldr sloknaði fyr öðlingi. Allr logi lægðiz fyr lofgjörnum; reiði bliku, er Reginn átti.
Sigurðr drove Grani on with his sword; the fire was extinguished before the prince. All flame died down before the one eager for praise; the harness, which Reginn had owned, flashed.
[1] Grana ‘Grani’: The name of Sigurðr’s horse, cf. Anon Þul Hesta 1/8III, Anon Kálfv 4/8III and Note. The name probably means ‘whiskered upper lip’ (cf. AEW: grani). According to Vǫls ch. 13, Sigurðr is led to choose Grani over other horses by an Odinic figure, who tells him Grani had been sired by the god’s own horse, Sleipnir.