[50]. Forth stood Hothbrodd, | helmed for battle,

Watched the riding | of his warriors;

. . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . .

“Why are the Hniflungs | white with fear?”

Gothmund spake:

[51]. “Swift keels lie | hard by the land,

(Mast-ring harts | and mighty yards,

Wealth of shields | and well-planed oars;)

The king’s fair host, | the Ylfings haughty;

Fifteen bands | to land have fared,