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in the air that there seemed to be three. Ye
saw him, when he in all his martial array
sprang forwards and backwards, higher than
he himself was tall, and if he sprang into
the sea he swam like a whale. Ye saw the
two combatants: the one darted his javelin,
the other caught it in the air, and cast it
back again, so that it pierced through shield
and man down into the earth. Ye saw warriors
with sharp swords and angry hearts; the sword
was struck downwards so as to cut the knee,
out the combatant sprang into the air, and
the sword whizzed under his feet. Mighty
Sagas from the olden times! Mouldering
rocks, could ye but tell us of these things!
Ye, deep waters, bore the Vikings’ ships,
and when the strong in battle lifted the iron
anchor and cast it against the enemy’s vessel,
so that the planks were rent asunder, ye
poured your dark heavy seas into the hold, so
that the bark sank. The wild Berserk who
with naked breast stood against his enemy’s
blows, mad as a dog, howling like a bear,
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