The bare feet slip in the blood! harder! have at them! harder!
I see blood flowing like a river! hit hard! hit them! strike harder!
I see the blood rise to his knees! I see blood like a lake!
Harder! have at them! harder! Thou may’st rest thyself tomorrow.
Hit hard! Hit hard, sea-horse! Hit him on the head! Hit hard! Hit!”
[5] Wild-boar and his brood—the men of Bretagne and their leader.
[6] Sea-horse—the Norsemen.
III
As I lay soft wrapt in sleep in my cold tomb, I heard the eagle call in the midst of the night.