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We have slain several men and Ospakar goes hence wounded. We have got honour, and they loss and the greatest shame. "Would that the spear had gone more home," said Skallagrim. "Ospakar's time is not yet," answered Eric; "still, he has something by which to bear us in mind."
See," and with his axe he cut off the lamb's tail on the pommel of his saddle: "of the flesh of this lamb of thine I will brew broth and of his skin I will make me a vest. Take thou this tail, and when thou fittest it on to the skin again, Skallagrim will own a lord," and he hurled the tail towards him. "Bide thou there till I can come to thee," shouted Eric; "it will spare me a ride to Mosfell."
"Here," quoth Eric; "I cannot stand well upon my legs without the help of the rock. Now I am all unmeet for fight." "Yet shall this last stand of thine be sung of!" says Skallagrim. Now finding none to stay them, the men of Gizur climb one by one upon the rock and win the space that is beyond.
Brighteyes stood still till the clamour died, then said: "Much noise for little deeds, brethren. It is true that I overthrew the Mosfell Baresarks. See, here is one," and he turned to Skallagrim; "I strangled him in my arms on Mosfell's brink, and that was something of a deed.
Then he gave him the gifts and kissed him before all men. To Skallagrim also he gave a good byrnie of Welsh steel coloured black. Then Eric went aboard again and dropped down the river with the tide. For five days all went well with them, the sea being calm and the winds light and favourable.
I had but one good thing, and that was the fairest housewife in those parts Thorunna by name and I loved her much, but we had no children. Now, not far from my stead is a place called Swinefell, and there dwells a mighty chief named Ospakar Blacktooth; he is an evil man and strong " Eric started at the name and then bade Skallagrim take up the tale.
Hearken thou: we take the terms, trusting to your honour; and I say this: that ye shall get shame and death if ye depart from them to harm us." "Have no fear, lord," said the mate, "we are true men." "That we shall look to your deeds to learn," said Eric, laying down his sword and shield. Skallagrim did likewise, though with no good grace.
"It is the ghost of Eric!" cried one, for Gizur had given out that Eric was dead at his hand in fair fight. "Open!" said Gizur, and they opened, and there, a little way from the door, sat Brighteyes on a horse, great and shadowy to see, and behind him was Skallagrim the Baresark. "It is the ghost of Eric!" they cried again. "I am no ghost," said Brighteyes. "I am no ghost, ye men of Swanhild.
All day long he stalked to and fro among his men; he would trust nothing to others, and there was no sword or shield in his company but he himself had proved it. All day long he stalked, and at his back went Skallagrim Lambstail, axe on shoulder, for he would never leave Eric if he had his will, and they were a mighty pair.
The sword of Blacktooth had come back to Blacktooth and now Eric would surely be slain of it! Eric sprang from the ground. He heard the shouts and saw Whitefire blazing in Ospakar's hand. "Now thou art weaponless, fly! Brighteyes; fly!" cried some. Gudruda's cheek grew white with fear, and for a moment Eric's heart failed him. "Fly not!" roared Skallagrim. "Björn tripped thee.
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