It is universally agreed by scholars that the invaders were routed by the Saxons. According to the "Chronicle", "countless of the army" died in the battle and there were "never yet as many people killed before this with sword's edge ... since from the east Angles and Saxons came up over the broad sea". The "Annals of Ulster" describe the battle as "great, lamentable and horrible" and record that "several thousands of Norsemen ... fell". Among the casualties were five kings and seven earls from Olaf's army. The poem records that Constantine lost several friends and family members in the battle, including his son. The largest list of those killed in the battle is contained in the "Annals of Clonmacnoise", which names several kings and princes. A large number of Saxons also died in the battle, including two of Æthelstan's cousins, Ælfwine and Æthelwine.