-- And lo! I'm living!"

Upon that they struck out to land.

But this turn that Steinar played was Thord's trick to make Bersi
lose his luck in the fight. And Thord went along the shore at
low water and found the luck-stone, and hid it away.

Now Steinar had a sword that was called after Skrymir the giant:
it was never fouled, and no mishap followed it. On the day
fixed, Thord and Steinar went out of the tent, and Cormac also
came to the meeting to hold the shield of Steinar. Olaf Peacock
got men to help Bersi at the fight, for Thord had been used to
hold his shield, but this time failed him. So Bersi went to the
trysting-place with a shield-bearer who is not named in the
story, and with the round target that once had belonged to
Thorveig.

Each man was allowed three shields. Bersi cut up two, and then
Cormac took the third. Bersi hacked away, but Whitting his sword
stuck fast in the iron border of Steinar's shield. Cormac
whirled it up just when Steinar was striking out. He struck the
shield-edge, and the sword glanced off, slit Bersi's buttock,
sliced his thigh down to the knee-joint, and stuck in the bone.
And so Bersi fell.

"There!" cried Steinar, "Cormac's fine is paid."

But Bersi leapt up, slashed at him, and clove his shield. The
sword-point was at Steinar's breast when Thord rushed forth and