where Hallbjorn the strong was in front,
and Thorgeir made such a spear-thrust at him with his left hand that
Hallbjorn fell before it, and had hard work to get on his feet again,
and turned away from the fight there and then. Then Thorgeir met
Thorwalld Kettle rumble's son, and hewed at him at once with the axe,
"the ogress of war," which Skarphedinn had owned. Thorwalld threw his
shield before him, and Thorgeir hewed the shield and cleft it from top
to bottom, but the upper horn of the axe made its way into his breast,
and passed into his trunk, and Thorwalld fell and was dead at once.

Now it must be told how Asgrim Ellidagrim's son, and Thorhall his son,
Hjallti Skeggi's son, and Gizur the white, made an onslaught where Flosi
and the sons of Sigfus, and the other Burners were; then there was a
very hard fight, and the end of it was that they pressed on so hard,
that Flosi and his men gave way before them. Gudmund the powerful, and
Mord Valgard's son, and Thorgeir Craggeir, made their onslaught where
the Axefirthers and Eastfirthers, and the men of Reykdale stood, and
there too there was a very hard fight.

Kari Solmund's son came up where Bjarni Broddhelgi's son had the lead.
Kari caught up a spear and thrust at him, and the blow fell on his
shield. Bjarni slipped the shield on one side of him, else it had gone
straight through him. Then he cut at Kari and aimed at his leg, but Kari
drew back his leg and turned short round on his heel, and Bjarni missed
him. Kari cut at once at him, and then a man ran forward and threw his
shield before Bjarni. Kari cleft the shield in twain, and the point of
the sword caught his thigh, and ripped up the whole leg down to the
ankle. That man fell there and then, and was ever after a cripple so
long as he lived.

Then Kari clutched his spear with both hands, and turned on Bjarni and
thrust at him; he saw he had no other chance but to throw himself down
side-long away from the blow, but as soon as ever Bjarni found his feet,
away he fell back out of the fight.

Thorgeir Craggeir and Gizur the white fell on there where Holmstein the
son of Bersi the wise, and Thorkel Geiti's son were leaders, and the end
of the struggle was, that Holmstein and Thorkel gave way, and then arose
a mighty hooting after them from the men of Gudmund the powerful.

Thorwalld Tjorfi's son of Lightwater got a great wound; he was shot in
the forearm, and men thought that Halldor Gudmund the powerful's son h