I feared that the years of thy youth had perished by the sword.

Could I withstand singly my elders and governors, when they forbade me to refuse that thing, and pressed me to become a wife?
My love and my flame are both yet unchanged, they shall be mate and match to thine; nor has my troth been disturbed, but shall have faithful approach to thee.
"For my promise has not yet beguiled thee at all, though I, being alone, could not reject the counsel of such manifold persuasion, nor oppose their stern bidding in the matter of my consent to the marriage bond." Before the maiden had finished her answer, Halfdan had already run his sword through the bridegroom.

Not content with having killed one man, he massacred most of the guests.

Staggering tipsily backwards, the Saxons ran at him, but his servants came up and slaughtered them.

After this HALFDAN took Gurid to wife.