The king and Ossian retire to the rock of Cormul, which overlooked the field of battle. The bards sing the war-song. The general conflict is described. Gaul, in the mean time, being wounded in the hand, by a random arrow, is covered by Fillan, the son of Fingal, who performs prodigies of valour.
Night comes on.
The horn of Fingal recalls his army. The bards meet them, with a congratulatory song, in which the praises of Gaul and Fillan are particularly celebrated. Carril is dispatched to raise the tomb of Connal. The action of this book takes up the second day, from the opening of the poem. Tall, he leans on an oak torn from high, by nightly winds.