For while he lived his glowing valour prevailed over all things, and he was allotted might worthy of his lofty stature.

He was as swift to war as a torrent tearing down to sea, and as speedy to begin battle as a stag is to fly with cleft foot upon his fleet way.
"See now, among the pools dripping with human blood, the teeth struck out of the slain are carried on by the full torrent of gore, and are polished on the rough sands.

Dashed on the slime they glitter, and the torrent of blood bears along splintered bones and flows above lopped limbs.

The blood of the Danes is wet, and the gory flow stagnates far around, and the stream pressed out of the steaming veins rolls back the scattered bodies.

Tirelessly against the Danes advances Hiartuar, lover of battle, and challenges the fighters with outstretched spear.