Gray, James
"Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns"
III.
Hild goes to weave
And Hiorthrimol
Sangrid and Svipol
With swords unsheathed.
Shafts will crack
And shields will burst,
The dog of helms
Will drop on byrnies.
IV.
Wind we, wind we
Web of javelins
Such as the young king
Has waged before.
Forward we go
And rush to the fray,
Where our friends
Engage in fighting.
V.
Wind we, wind we
Web of javelins
Where forward rush
The fighters' standards.
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VI.
Wind we, wind we
Web of javelins,
And faithfully
The king we follow.
Nor shall we leave
His life to perish;
Among the doomed
Our choice is ample.
VII.
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There Gunn and Gondul
Who guarded the king
Saw borne by men
Bloody targets.
VIII.
That race will now
Rule the country
Which erstwhile held
But outer nesses.
The mighty king,
Meweens, is doomed.
Now pierced by points
The Earl hath fallen.
IX.
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