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The king's daughter returned back, and rode .to the palace 

 of her father. Many were the filken ftandards tliat were lifted - 

 up, and foon were the Fians arrayed in order of battle. 



Seven fcore of our chief warriors, and Aldo himfelf among the 

 foremoft, fell by the hand of the great Erragon, againft whom 

 the troops had armed. 



"When Fin, who had long kept filence, faw the flaughter 

 of his army, he was enraged. , Much did he encourage the 

 Fians. " Who will engage Erragon in battle, or fhall we 

 " let him thus triumph over us unrevenged i"" Then replied 

 Gaul, the hardeft warrior to fubdue, " Let me oppofe Erragon 

 " in the combat, and try the prowefs of the hero." 



Fin. " Take, O Gaul, Macanluth, and brown-haired Der- 

 " mod, fair Ciaran, and Macanlo, to proted you from the wounds 

 " of the warrior — take two as a fhield on either fide." 



Eight days, without ceffation, the flaughter of our armies 

 continued. Gaul, upon the ninth day, gained the head of the 

 king of Lochlin of the brown fliield. Not one efcaped the edge 

 of the fword, or returned exulting from the combat. Not one of 

 the forces of the king of Lochlin returned home to his own land. 



" This ftanza is thus written in the edition of Perth, p, 308 : 

 'Se labhair Fionn fiath na 'm buadh, 

 'Se 'g amharc air Jluagh Innfe-faily 

 Co dheangas Earragon fa ghreis. 

 Mil '« higeama'id his nr to'.r ? 



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