They attempted to run up the mountain to close with the Bönder, but were hurled down. "Those who were not shot jumped into the river to save themselves, but were there drowned; and those of them who got alive over the river were quickly killed by the Bönder on that side."[102] [Illustration: PIKES, ETC., OF NORWEGIAN PEASANTS IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.] In the "Ballad of the Valley" the battle is further described as follows:-- "The colonel rode in the foremost rank, Right proudly himself he bore; He was first shot down from his horse, And became at once quite powerless. He died and there at once on the spot With others at that time; Georgius Sinclar was his name, Who then was stretched a corpse. "There staggered many a brave hero, And danced against his will; Horse and man to earth were felled, That is how the Dalesmen entertained them. "The balls as thick as hail did fly, Men had to stop there and bide; There was heard many a shout and cry, Yes, there ached many a side. There was sweated much bloody sweat, Many a cheek was white.... "They tried to climb the mountain steep, The Norsemen death to deal; But from the rocks were forced to leap By logs and stones and steel. Hard by the precipice there runs a river, Its waters run so strong That all who cannot reach the bank Are borne by the stream along. "They swam both hither and thither, On their backs or as best they could; That art they had diligently learnt; But they had to go to the bottom. They were fired at right sharply, So the water splashed about their ears; They had to remain on that spot, And reached not the dry land."