Ekki hlaut af ítrum
Einarr gjafa Sveini
— ǫld lofar ǫðlings mildi
æðrustyggs — fyr kvæði.
Danskr harri metr dýrra
— dugir miðlung þat — fiðlur
— ræðr fyr ræsis auði
Rípa-Ulfr — ok pípur.
Einarr hlaut ekki gjafa af ítrum Sveini fyr kvæði; ǫld lofar mildi æðrustyggs ǫðlings. Danskr harri metr fiðlur ok pípur dýrra; þat dugir miðlung; Rípa-Ulfr ræðr fyr auði ræsis.
Einarr received no gift from precious Sveinn for the poem; people praise the generosity of the fright-shy prince. The Danish lord values fiddles and flutes more highly; that is not good enough; Rípa-Úlfr (‘Úlfr of Ribe’) controls the ruler’s wealth.
[8] Rípa‑Ulfr: ‘rypur Vlfur’ 1005ˣ
[8] Rípa-Ulfr ‘(“Úlfr of Ribe”)’: One of King Sveinn’s counsellors. He fell in the battle of Grathe Hede (Graðarheiðr) near Viborg in Jylland (Jutland), Denmark, on 23 October 1157, along with King Sveinn (so ÍF 35, 293). According to Saxo (2005, II, 14, 19, 16, pp. 240-1), he was captured and executed after that battle. Ribe is a town in Jylland.