Nú es heldr,
svát halla tekr,
ævilok
jǫfra at telja:
hét Magnús
mǫgr Sigurðar
heiptargjarn
en Haraldr bróðir.
Nú es heldr at telja ævilok jǫfra, svát tekr halla: heiptargjarn mǫgr Sigurðar hét Magnús en bróðir Haraldr.
Now I shall indeed recount the deaths of princes, so that it begins to draw to a close: the vengeance-eager son of Sigurðr [= Magnús] was called Magnús and the brother Haraldr.
[7] heiptargjarn ‘the vengeance-eager’: See Note to st. 11/3. Magnús could indeed be characterised as ‘vengeance-eager’ because he had been mutilated by Haraldr gilli (see the next st.).