Tap the game to open it fullscreen. On a computer, Esc exits; on a phone, use the ✕ button.

How to play

Hild and the Hjaðningar fight on without rest. Move your blade (drag, arrows or W and S) to parry the blow back. Hit the far side to score; first to seven wins. The third blow that gets past you ends the game.

The story behind it

According to the Skáldskaparmál, the Hjaðningar fight without end, night after night. The match in the game is made up. Read the story in Hjaðningavíg, the eternal battle: Hild, Heðinn and Högni, the fight that restarts every night until the end of the world.