For, when the spear-throwing began, the intolerable clash of arms filled the air with an incredible thunder.
The steam of the wounds suddenly hung a mist over the sky, the daylight was hidden under the hail of spears.

The help of the slingers was of great use in the battle.

But when the missiles had all been flung from hand or engines, they fought with swords or iron-shod maces; and it was now at close quarters that most blood was spilt.

Then the sweat streamed down their weary bodies, and the clash of the swords could be heard afar.
Starkad, who was the first to set forth the history of this war in the telling, fought foremost in the fray, and relates that he overthrew the nobles of Harald, Hun and Elli, Hort and Burgha, and cut off the right hand of Wisna.

He also relates that one Roa, with two others, Gnepie and Gardar, fell wounded by him in the field.