The rest flees. Hildebrand and Reinald part. When nearing his own camp, Reinald meets some more knights and tells them not to dishonourably attack Hildebrand in the middle of the night. The next morning, the armies arrange themselves. Dietrich will fight against Sibich, Rodinger against Reinald and Nudung against Witig.
Battle breaks loose.
The first major event is the duel between Wildeber and Walther. They are evenly matched and kill each other. This disheartens Sibich's men, who flee. Dietrich hotly pursues. Meanwhile, Witig has closed with Nudung's group, containing Erp, Ortwin and Diether.