Odd sentence, seems to me, because on the one hand he is good looking and
that is supposed to suggest he would not be a fair man???
Þótti mönnum sá svipur
a tall man and strong and the most-comely (sightly, sýniligr, Z2 = handsome)
, reserved, and unfriendly. That look (countenance, svipur, Z4) seemed to
men
á um hans skaplyndi sem hann mundi verða engi jafnaðarmaður.
on (display) concerning his disposition (ie he exhibited a disposition) like
he would become no equitable-man.
Það bragð hafði hann
Bárðr was an imposing man in appearance and really strong. He had that look
(bragð, Z4)
á sér sem hann mundi líkari verða föðurfrændum sínum. Bárður var
about him like he would be more-like his father's-kinsman.
Ekki vildi hann láta sinn hlut þó að manna munur væri nokkur. Og fyrir það
er
He wanted not to be worsted (see láta hlut sinn, under hlútr, Z6) even
though (there) was some difference of men (?). (ie whatever the ability of
his opponent?).