News then came to Angantyr
That a man there was had a daughter fair.
4.[°] They hoisted their sail, etc. Cf. Sigmundar Kvæði, str. 13, 28, 48.
5.[°] Their anchor they cast, etc. Cf. Magna Dans (Icelandic Fornkvæði) v. 3, with which this is practically identical.
6.[°] Angantyr eagerly, etc. The lit. transl. of the text is 'Angantyr was the first to step,' etc.; but the following v. has 'Hjalmar was the first to step!' The Sumbø version, which is undoubtedly better here, has
Angantyr loypur so tungliga á land
Angantyr leapt so heavily to land,