Let us bid him leave the town and get back to Guthrum as he can." "He can have the Danish horses," I said.
Now before sunset we had seen the Danish force, and our hearts sank.

There were full ten thousand men, many of whom were mounted.
Then we rode back, and found the town in such tumult as it is not good to think on.

There is nothing more terrible to see than such a flight, and in midwinter.
When we came to my lodging, Heregar went in to find Osmund.

I would not see him again, lest Thora should weep.

But in a few minutes he came out with the jarl.
"Here is a wise man," said Heregar.