And now the armies closed,
and soon the battle waxed fierce.
Thorolf pressed eagerly forward,
causing his standard to be borne
onwards along the woodside;
he thought to go so far forward
as to turn upon the Scotch king's
division behind their shields.
His own men held their
shields before them;
they trusted to the wood which
was on their right
to cover that side.
So far in advance went
Thorolf that few
of his men were before him.
But just when he was
least on his guard,
out leapt from the wood earl
Adils and his followers.
They thrust at Thorolf at once
with many halberds,
and there by the wood he fell.
But Thorfid,
who bore the standard,
drew back to where
the men stood thicker.
Adils now attacked them,
and a fierce
contest was there.
The Scots shouted
a shout of victory,
as having slain
the enemy's chieftain.