Eirekr vas með uppreist hôri;
undan flýðu Vinðr af stundu;
gjǫld festu þá grimmir hauldar;
gumnar urðu sigri numnir.
Yngvi talði erfðir þangat;
alþýða varð stilli hlýða;
veldi réð því ástvinr aldar
einart; lá þat fyrr und Sveini.
Eirekr vas með hôri uppreist; Vinðr flýðu undan af stundu; grimmir hauldar festu þá gjǫld; gumnar urðu numnir sigri. Yngvi talði erfðir þangat; alþýða varð hlýða stilli; ástvinr aldar réð því veldi einart; þat lá fyrr und Sveini.
Eiríkr had great success; the Wends fled from there without delay; fierce freeholders then pledged tribute; men were deprived of victory. The king declared his inheritance rights there; all the people had to obey the prince; the beloved friend of people [RULER] ruled that realm continuously; that lay previously under Sveinn.
[8] Sveini ‘Sveinn’: The prose of Knýtl identifies him as Eiríkr’s great-grandfather, Sveinn tjúguskegg ‘Fork-beard’ Haraldsson, king of Denmark 985/6-1014. It is unclear what dominions he could have held in Wendland, since his dealings with the Wends were mostly hostile, and he was forced to ransom himself from Wendish captivity. See the summary of extant sources of information on his life in ÍF 35, lxxxvii-xc. For the alleged authentic claims of the st., see ÍF 35, xii.