The sea begins to swell much, The clouds are now struck, Old witchcraft causes That the sea moves; I will not fight Ægir In the gale; Let the Solundir Shelter the men. “They laid the ship under the Solundir in order to wait there. At once the wind fell. They then sailed out from the island in good hope, for they had a fair wind for awhile. Then the wind grew stronger. When they (Fridthjof and his foster-brother Björn) were a long way out at sea, the sea began to move fearfully again, and such a snowstorm arose that the men in the stern and the stem could not see the other, and the ship was so filled with water that they had to bale it all the time. Fridthjof sang: We, the renowned warriors of chiefs, Have come out on the deep; We cannot see the waves On account of the witch-storm. The Solundir (isles) are out of sight, And all the eighteen men That defend Ellidi Stand baling. “Björn said: ‘The one who travels widely must meet good and evil.’ ‘That is certain, foster-brother,’ said Fridthjof. “Fridthjof said this was the time to try good men, though it was easier to sit in Baldrshagi. They made themselves ready with boldness, for valiant men were in the ship, and it was the best ship which has been in the northern lands. Fridthjof sang: The waves cannot be seen; We have come westward in the sea; All the sea looks As if one saw embers;[144] The breakers tumble down, The swan-tops make mounds;[145] Now Ellidi is overrun By a high billow. “Then great waves dashed over the ship so that they stood all baling. The soft-mouthed maiden East on the swan-slope Where the clothes lay bleaching Will drink if I sink. “Björn said: ‘Thinkest thou the maidens of Sogn will weep much over thee?’ Fridthjof said: ‘Surely, that is in my mind.’ Then the waves rose at the stem so that they rushed into the ship; but the ship was good, and hardy men were in it. Björn sang: It is not like when a maiden Wants to drink to thee, A bright ring-wearing one That asks thee to come nearer; Salt is in my eyes; They are bathed; My strong arms fail; My eyelids are smarting.