He had been grievously hurt in the side and in the thigh by cast-spears or ever he came to hand-blows with the Romans, but moreover he had three great wounds from the point of the sax, in the throat, in the side, in the belly, each enough for his bane.

His face was yet fair to look on, and we deemed that he had died smiling.
"At his feet lay a young man of the Beamings in a gay green coat, and beside him was the head of another of his House, but his green-clad body lay some yards aloof.

There lay of the Elkings a many.

Well may ye weep, maidens, for them that loved you.

Now fare they to the Gods a goodly company, but a goodly company is with them.
"Seventy and seven of the Sons of the Goths lay dead within the Roman battle, and fifty-four on the slope before it; and to boot there were twenty-four of us slain by the arrows and plummets of the shooters, and a many hurt withal.
"But there were no hurt men inside the Roman array or before it.