Now we shall find the small places all deserted, and the cattle driven away from the river.

It is an unfortunate mischance." As the Northmen anticipated they found the villages they passed the next day entirely deserted by their inhabitants, and not a head of cattle was to be seen grazing near the banks.

In the afternoon they came to Liege.

The gates were shut, and the walls bristled with spears.
The galleys passed without a stay.

Sweyn had other objects in view.