VIII.

The heroes marched to Cattraeth, loquacious was the host;

Blue {93a} mead was their liquor, and it proved their poison; {93b}

In marshalled array they cut through the engines of war; {93c}

And after the joyful cry, silence {93d} ensued!

They should have gone to churches to perform penance;

The inevitable strife of death was about to pierce them.

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