Made fast the sails | in Varinsfjord.

[28]. There was beat of oars | and clash of iron,

Shield smote shield | as the ships’-folk rowed;

Swiftly went | the warrior-laden

Fleet of the ruler | forth from the land.

[29]. So did it sound, | when together the sisters

Of Kolga struck | with the keels full long,

As if cliffs were broken | with beating surf,

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[30]. Helgi bade higher | hoist the sails,