Granmar says, "Rather would I feed fowls with the flesh of thee
than wrangle any longer with thee."

Then spake King Helgi, "Better were it for ye, and a more manly
deed, to fight, rather than to speak such things as it is a shame
even to hearken to; Granmar's sons are no friends of me and of
mine, yet are they hardy men none the less."

So Granmar rode away to meet King Hodbrod, at a stead called
Sunfells, and the horses of the twain were named Sveipud and
Sveggjud. The brothers met in the castle-porch, and Granmar told
Hodbrod of the war-news. King Hodbrod was clad in a byrny, and
had his helm on his head; he asked --

"What men are anigh, why look ye so wrathful?"

Granmar says, "Here are come the Volsungs, and twelve thousand
men of them are afloat off the coast, and seven thousand are at
the island called Sok, but at the stead called Grindur is the
greatest company of all, and now I deem withal that Helgi and his
fellowship have good will to give battle."

Then said the king, "Let us send a message through all our realm,
and go against them, neither let any who is fain of fight sit
idle at home; let us send word to the sons of Ring, and to King
Hogni, and to Alf the Old, for they are mighty warriors."

So the hosts met at Wolfstone, and fierce fight befell there;
Helgi rushed forth through the host of his foes, and many a man
fell there; at last folk saw a great company of shield-maidens,