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exactly whom they had before them. They turned, 

 however, to that quarter where the men of Hordaland 

 and Kogaland stood. Many of these circumstances took 

 place at the same time, and some happened a little 

 earlier, and some a little later. 



' On the other side of Kalf Arnason stood his two 

 relations, Olaf and Kalf, with many other brave and 

 stout men. Kalf was a son of Arnfinn Armodson, and 

 a brother's son of Arni Armodson. On the other side 

 of Kalf Arnason stood Thorir Hund. King Olaf hewed 

 at Thorir Hund, and struck him across the shoulders, 

 but the sword would not cut, and it was as if dust flew 

 from his reindeer-skin coat. 



' Thorir struck at the king, and they exchanged some 

 blows; but the king's sword would not cut where it 

 met the reindeer skin, although Thorir was wounded in 

 the hands. 



' The king said to Bjorn, the marshal : ' Do thou kill 

 the dog on whom steel will not bite?" Bjorn turned 

 round the axe in his hands, and gave Thorir a blow 

 with the hammer of it on the shoulder, so hard that he 

 tottered. The king at the same moment turned against 

 Kalf's relation, Olaf, and gave him his death-wound. 

 Thorir Hund struck his spear right through the body 

 of Marshal Bjorn, and killed him outright ; and Thorir 

 said, " Thus we hunt the bear (hjorn." Thorstein Knar- 

 rarsmid struck at King Olaf with his axe, and the blow 

 hit his left leg above the knee. Finn Arnason instantly 

 killed Thorstein. The king, after the wound, staggered 

 towards a stone, threw down his sword, and prayed God 

 to help him. Then Thorir Hund struck at him with 

 his spear, and the stroke went in under his mail-coat 



