about noon
And truly , no man dared to stop us , and we went . Now at that time we drove cattle in Red Harald 's land . And we took no hoof but from the Lords and rich men , but of these we had a mighty drove , both oxen and sheep , and horses , and besides , even hawks and hounds , and huntsman or two to take care of them . And , about noon , we drew away from the cornlands that lay beyond the pastures , and mingled with them , and reached a wide moor , which was called `` Goliath 's Land . '' I scarce know why , except that it belonged neither to Red Harald or us , but was debatable . And the cattle began to go slowly , and our horses were tired , and the sun struck down very hot upon us , for there was no shadow , and the day was cloudless . All about the edge of the moor , except on the sidefrom which we had come was a rim of hills , not very high , but very rocky and steep , otherwise the moor itself was flat ; and through these hills was one pass , guarded by our men , which pass led to the Hill castle of the Lilies .