Viking on Witch Action

October 25, 2020 Saxo Supernatural, Viking

THE SCENE: In the spirit of the season, here’s a quick scene of a viking versus a witch in deadly combat.

THE TEXT: Herraud set against the priestess, and there was a great struggle between them. The priestess had poorly trimmed nails and tore his flesh down to the bone. The fight was carried over to where Bosi had fallen, and there was much blood. The old woman slipped on the vulture’s blood, and fell on her back, and there was a great struggle between them, so that each alternately was underneath. Then Bosi came to and gripped the head of the bull and hit the old hag on the nose. Herraud cut one of her arms off at the shoulder. She tried to resist all the more, but in her death struggle there was a great earthquake.

– The Saga of Bosi and Herraud

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