Ilive alone, wounded by iron,struck by a sword, tired of battle-work,weary of blades. often i see war,fight a fearsome foe. i crave no comfort,that safety might come to me out of the war-strifebefore i among men perish completely.but the forged brands strike me,hard-edged and fiercely sharp, the handwork of smiths,they bite me in the strongholds. i must wait fora more murderous meeting. never a physicianin the battlefield could i findone of those who with herbs healed woundsbut my sword slashes grow greaterthrough death blows day and night.