Since Octa was slam, and deprived of life-day, who was Hengest’s son, out of Saxland come, Colgrim was the noblest man that came out of Saxland, after Hengest, and Hors, his brother, and Octa, and Ossa, and their companion Ebissa.  At that day Colgrim ruled the Saxons by authority, led and counselled, with fierce strength; mickle was the multitude that marched with Colgrim!  Colgrim heard tiding of Arthur the king, that he came toward him, and would do to him evil.  Colgrim bethought him what he might do, and assembled his host over all the North land.  There came together all the Scottish people, Peohtes and Saxons joined them together, and men of many kind followed Colgrim.  Forth he gan to march with an immense force, against Arthur, noblest of kings, he thought to kill the king in his land, and fell his folk to the ground, and set all this kingdom in his own hand, and fell to the ground Arthur the young.  Forth marched Colgrim, and his army with him, and proceeded with his host until he came to a water, the water is named Duglas, people it destroyed!

There came Arthur against him, ready with his fight; on a broad ford the hosts them met, vigorously their brave champions attacked, the fated fell to the ground!  There was much blood shed, and woe there was rife, shivered shafts, men there fell!  Arthur saw that, in mood he was uneasy, Arthur bethought him what he might do, and drew him backward on a broad field.  When his foes weened that he would fly, then was Colgrim glad, and all his host with him, they weened that Arthur had with fear retreated there, and passed over the water, as if they were mad.  When Arthur saw that, that Colgrim was so nigh to him, and they were both beside the water, thus said Arthur, noblest of kings:  “See ye not, my Britons, here beside us, our full foes—­Christ destroy them!—­Colgrim the strong, out of Saxland?  His kin in this land killed our ancestors, but now is the day come, that the Lord hath appointed, that he shall lose the life, and lose his friends, or else we shall be dead, we may not see him alive!  The Saxish men shall abide sorrow, and we avenge worthily our friends.”  Up caught Arthur his shield, before his breast, and he gan to rush as the howling wolf, when he cometh from the wood, behung with snow, and thinketh to bite such beasts as he liketh.  Arthur then called to his dear knights:  “Advance we quickly, brave thanes! all together towards them; we all shall do well, and they forth fly, as the high wood, when the furious wind heaveth it with strength!” Flew over the wealds thirty thousand shields, and smote on Colgrim’s knights, so that the earth shook again.  Brake the broad spears, shivered shields; the Saxish men fell to the ground!  Colgrim saw that, therefore he was woe—­the fairest man of all that came out of Saxland.  Colgrim gan to flee, exceeding quickly; and his horse bare him with great strength over the deep water, and saved him from death.  The Saxons gan to sink—­sorrow