ABSTRACT
1 WE still remember the famous exploits of a certain Fridlef, who was furnished with confidence, partly through the bravery T T which was natural to him, but also by his tunic, or cuirass, which defied any steel. He wore this garment in public battles and private quarrels, regarding it as a guarantee of safety, and destroyed a great many powerful foes after they had become exhausted by bitter fighting. Among these was one Gunholm, whose habit it was to dull the weapon of his enemy by charms; Fridlef took his life by repeated blows with the hilt of his sword, but while he was strenuously grasping the blade with his hand, the tendons were severed and he lost the use of his fingers, which were clamped to the palm and remained perpetually bent.
Fridlef
Cuirass as a garment of safety
Gunholm’s habit to blunt steel
