Then Gizur the Old cried: I will crave no single farthing, Nor ringing coin of gold; I will take my shield And ride to the field To the Huns with their myriads untold. And the message of war that you send to the host Will I carry, and there unfold. It was a rule with King Heithrek that if his army was invading a land, and the King of that land had set up hazel stakes to mark the spot on which the battle was to take place, then the vikings should not go raiding till the battle had been fought. Gizur armed himself with good weapons and leapt on his horse as if he had been a young man. Then he cried to the King: "Where shall I challenge the host of the Huns to battle?" King Angantyr replied: "Challenge them to battle at Dylgia and on Dunheith, and upon all the heights of Jˆsur, where the Goths have often won renown by glorious victories!" Then Gizur rode away until he came to the host of the Huns. He rode just within earshot, and then called loudly, crying: Your host is panic stricken, And your prince is doomed to fall; Though your banners are waving high in the air, Yet Othin is wroth with you all. Come forth to the Jˆsur Mountains, On Dylgia and Dunheith come fight; For I make a sure boast, In the heart of your host The javelin of Othin will light! When Hlˆth heard Gizur's words, he cried: "Lay hold upon Gizur of the Grytingar, Angantyr's man, who has come from Arheimar!" King Humli said: "We must not injure heralds who travel about unattended." Gizur cried: "You Hunnish dogs are not going to overcome us with guile." Then Gizur struck spurs into his horse and rode back to King Angantyr, and went up to him and saluted him. The King asked him if he had parleyed with the Huns. Gizur replied: "I spoke with them and I challenged them to meet us on the battle-field of Dunheith and in the valleys of Dylgia." Angantyr asked how big the army of the Huns was. "Their host is very numerous," replied Gizur. "There are six legions in all, and five 'thousands' in every legion, and each 'thousand' contains thirteen 'hundreds,' and in every 'hundred' there are a hundred and sixty men." Angantyr asked further questions about the host of the Huns. He then sent men in all directions to summon every man who was willing to support him and could bear weapons. He then marched to Dunheith with his army, and it was a very great host. There the host of the Huns came against him with an army half as big again as his own. XV. Next day they began their battle, and they fought together the whole day, and at evening they went to their quarters. They continued fighting for eight days, but the princes were then still all unwounded, though none could count the number of the slain. But both day and night troops came thronging round Angantyr's banner from all quarters; and so it came about that his army never grew less.