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if it had been brandished in water. The javelins clashed together: the shields were broken: the arms resounded on the sculls of men.

The arms of Tyr, the arms of Bauga^[1] were broke to pieces; so hard were the helmets of the northern warriors. They joined battle in the island Storda. The kings broke through the shining fences of shields: they stained them with human blood.

The swords waxed hot^[2] in the wounds distilling blood. The long

↑ Tyr and Bauga were two subordinate gods of war: the expression means no more than the Martia tela of Virgil.
↑ Or perhaps more literally, “burnt in the wounds.” One name for swords among the Runic poets is, “The fires of wounds,” Latin Vulnerum ignes.

[1] Tyr and Bauga were two subordinate gods of war: the expression means no more than the Martia tela of Virgil.

[2] Or perhaps more literally, “burnt in the wounds.” One name for swords among the Runic poets is, “The fires of wounds,” Latin Vulnerum ignes.

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