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Chapter 17
AndIwaitedwhileTostigshouldcompletehisravingsagainsttheNorthDanemen.ButstillheravedandstillIwaited,tillhecaughtbreathoffurytoassailtheNorthDanewoman.WhereatIrememberedmyNorthDanemother,andsawmyrageredinmyeyes,andsmotehimwiththeskullofGuthlaf,sothathewaswine-drenched,andwine-blinded,andfire-burnt.Andashereeledunseeing,smashinghisgreatgropingclutchesthroughtheairatme,Iwasinandshort-dirkedhimthriceinbelly,thighandbuttock,thanwhichIcouldreachnohigherupthemightyframeofhim.
AndthejarlAgard’ssteelwasout,andhisJutsjoininghimasheshouted:
“Abearcub!Abearcub!ByOdin,letthecubfight!”
Andthere,underthatroaringroofofBrunanbuhr,thebabblingdrink-boyoftheNorthDanesfoughtwithmightyLodbrog.Andwhen,withonestroke,Iwasflung,dazedandbreathless,halfthelengthofthatgreatboard,myflyingbodymowingdownpotsandtankards,Lodbrogcriedoutcommand:
“Outwithhim!Flinghimtothehounds!”
Butthejarlwouldhaveitno,andclappedLodbrogontheshoulder,andaskedmeasagiftoffriendship.
AndsouthIwent,whentheicepassedoutofthefjord,inJarlAgard’sships.
