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Far vel þú þá!Then fare well (i.e. have a safe journey)
Ekki er þat ráð Sveins konungs at leggja til bardaga við þikIt is not King Sveinn's intention to engage in battle with you
Hann fagnaði henni velHe received her well
Þar fékk Haraldr konungr sár þau, er hann leiddu til banaKing Haraldr there received the wounds which led to his death (lit. led him to death)
Þá sendi hon Hákon ok gott fǫruneyti með honum austr til Eiríks SvíakonungsThen she sent Hákon, and good travel-companions with him, east to King Eiríkr of Sweden
Þá vil ek gefa þér skipit, ef þú vill þiggjaI want to give you the ship if you will receive it
Konungr var allmjǫk drukkinn, ok bæði þauThe king was very drunk, and they both were [i.e. the king and a woman]
þá kom hann í eyjar þær er Syllingar heitaThen he came to the islands called the Syllingar
Óláfr lagði undir sik þau ríkiÓláfr subjugated those kingdoms
Þú ert maðr minnYou are my liegeman
Fóru þeir allan þann dag at leita ok funnu þau hvergiThey spent all that day in search and they found them (mixed) nowhere
Satt eitt hefi ek þér sagtI have told you the truth