Varð fyr stafni styrjargjǫrnum
friðraskaði Forminterra.
Þar varð eggjar ok eld þola
blámanna lið, áðr bana fengi.
Forminterra varð fyr stafni styrjargjǫrnum friðraskaði. Þar varð lið blámanna þola eggjar ok eld, áðr fengi bana.
Formentera appeared before the prow of the battle-eager peace-disturber [WARRIOR]. There the troop of dark men had to suffer sword-blades and fire before they met death.
[7] lið blámanna ‘the troop of dark men’: ON blámenn ‘dark men’ designated black Africans as well as the Moors. See also Þfisk Lv 2/6 and Bǫlv Hardr 5/4. In this particular case, the heathens hiding in the cave were likely to have been Moors.