Ourtriplelinebentinlikeabowandbegantobreak。Thescalesofwarhungontheturn，when，fromthedensebeltoftreesuponourleft，suddenlyrosethecryof“/Valhalla！Valhalla！VictoryorValhalla！/“forwhichI，whohadoverheardJodd’sorders，waswaiting。
Thesewerehisorders——thathalfoftheNorthmenshouldcreepdownbehindthebeltoftreesintheirdenseshadow，andthusoutflankthefoe。
Forththeysprangbycompaniesoffifty，themoonlightgleamingontheirmail，andthere，threehundredyardsaway，anewbattlewasbegun。NowtheGreeksinfrontofus，fearingfortheirrear，waveredamomentandfellback，perhaps，tenpaces。Isawtheopportunityandcouldbearnomore，whobeforeallthingswasasoldier。
Shoutingtosomeofourwoundedtowatchthewomen，Idrewmyswordandleaptforward。
“Icome，Northmen！“Icried，andwasgreetedwitharoarof: