Translation of "Empuñando" in English

Hardrada se arrojó al centro de la pelea, desarmado, empuñando su espada con

Hardrada threw himself into the thick of the fighting, unarmoured, wielding his sword with

Y al año siguiente en Jena, donde lideró la carga decisiva empuñando solo su fusta.

and the next year at Jena, where he led the  decisive charge wielding only his riding crop.