Þá vas úfr
Eireks skorinn,
áðr * Rómfǫr
ræsir hœfi,
ok blóðrôs
til bana leiddi
vitran jarl
vestr með Englum.
Þá vas úfr Eireks skorinn, áðr * ræsir hœfi Rómfǫr, ok blóðrôs leiddi vitran jarl til bana vestr með Englum.
Then Eiríkr’s uvula was cut, before the ruler could embark on a journey to Rome, and blood-loss led the wise jarl to his death in the west among the English.
[3] Rómfǫr ‘journey to Rome’: According to Fsk (ÍF 29, 167), Eiríkr died upon his return from Rome, whereas ÓHHkr (ÍF 27, 32) agrees with the account of Nkt.