For two years of war between the tribes of Quitt and Fyalley, all the strength of both peoples was strained— and the victors were not much better off than those who yielded. The witch Hërdis stole from her husband, the giant Sválnir, his marvelous sword, “The Dragon of Battle,” which always brings victory to its owner. She gave this sword to the Fyalley king Torbrand in exchange for a promise to marry her.