But unchecked by these words a challenge he shouted,
25 Boldly demanding what man held the door.
“I am [Sigferth],” he said, “the Secgan’s prince;
Wide have I wandered; many woes have I known
[And] bitter battles. Be it bad or good
[Thou] shalt surely receive what thou seekest from me.”
30 At the wall by the door rose the din of battle;
In the hands of heroes the hollow bucklers
Shattered the shields. Shook then the hall floor
Till there fell in the fight the faithful [Garulf],