(...) That thing to such an extent terrified Thorfinn Karlsefni and his men, that they could only think about escaping along the bank of the river, as it seemed to them that the crowd of Skraelings [Native Americans] was pushing on them from all sides. They didn't stop, until they reached some rocks, where they stopped and stood their ground for some time, but then started running away again.
Freydis Eriksdottir came out of doors and seeing that Karlsefni and the men were fleeing, she shouted:
"Why are you running from these wretches? I thought, that such courageous men were going to slaughter them like cattle. If only I had a weapon, I would have fought better than any of you."
But they did not react to her words, so Freydis tried to join them in their run, but could not keep up in escape since she was pregnant. She reached the edge of a nearby forest, and the Skraelings were just behind her.
Then she saw a dead man before her. It was Thorbrand, son of Snorri, his skull was pierced by blade of a flat stone, a naked sword lied beside him. Freydis snatched it up and as the Skraelings came close she let fall her shirt and slapped her breasts with the naked blade. Seeing this the Skraelings were frightened and ran to their boats and rowed away. Then Karlsefni and his men came close to her, and praised her bravery.
Two men of Karlsefni and four Skraelings were killed. But Karlsefni suffered a defeat. It now seemed clear to Karlsefni and his people that though this was an attractive country their lives there would be filled with fear and turmoil because of the Skraelings and so they decided to leave [back to Greenland]. (...)
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