The next day they began their battle and fought all that day and went at evening to their camps.

King Harald has him met with great honour and bids Heidrek stay with him and have for himself as much land and power as he wanted. Heidrek then went through the jarls’ territory and brought the whole land under the rule of King Harald, as it had been before, demanding tribute and going home when this had been done, with countless treasures and a great victory.

And then he charged forwards out in front of his own ranks and hewed on both sides, and he drove so far into the enemy ranks that he slew both jarls, and after that some of their troops fled but most were killed. Heidrek was there in the vanguard and had Tyrfing in his right hand and nothing withstood that sword, neither helm nor byrnie, and he killed there all who stood near him. And when the jarls hear that, they marched against them with a great army and when they met there was a big battle. With Heidrek chief over the army, they went then against these jarls, harrying and plundering as soon as they come into their land. And when Hofund became aware of all this, he ordered Heidrek to go away and make no more trouble that night.Īfter that the king had a great army assembled and the force was prepared for war. He talked on like this so that eventually the one who’d been hit jumped up and killed his fellow guest, and then Angantyr arrived. But the third time when Angantyr went away, Heidrek asked the one who’d got hit whether he dared to avenge himself. Then Angantyr came and told them to call it quits till morning. And again, another time, when Angantyr had gone out, Heidrek reminded them about what they had said to each other and, in the end, one punched another. Then Angantyr came back and told them to be quiet. And when his brother Angantyr went out, Heidrek talked to the men who were next to him and he wound them up with his words so that they got into quarrels and all said bad things about each other. Heidrek was not happy and sat long into the evening drinking. And when he came into the hall, Angantyr stood up to greet him and told him to sit at his side. He didn’t much like that and went all the same and said he should do them some harm. And once when Hofund had a feast, all the chiefs in his land were invited except Heidrek.

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