After capturing the treasure from the Franks, Askeladd’s men return to the village of Gorm on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark to pass the winter. Thorfinn challenges Askeladd to a duel as a reward for bringing him the head of the captain of the clan of Franks. Even though Thorfinn has grown in skill through his experience in battle, he is still no match for Askeladd.
I must give him a chance
to display valor on the battlefield,
عليّ منحه فرصة لإظهار شجاعته في ساحة
.المعركة كي لا يخسر أمام أخيه هارالد
Er soll sich so wie sein älterer Bruder
Harald im Feld beweisen.
Debo darle la oportunidad
de mostrar valor en la batalla
Debe poder mostrar su valía en batalla,
Je dois lui donner l’occasion
de réaliser des exploits,
Devo dargli la possibilità di mostrare il valore in battaglia
 in modo che non sia sconfitto da suo fratello.
Ele precisa mostrar bravura no campo de batalha 
para não perder para o irmão Haroldo.