 When the battle was almost over, some reserve forces from Riccall led by Eystein Orre finally appeared, but they were exhausted as they had run all the way.Eystein picked up Harald's fallen banner, the "Landwaster" ("Landøyðan"), and initiated a final counter-attack.Although they for a moment appeared to almost breach the English line, Eystein was suddenly killed, which left the rest of the men to flee from the battlefield.