Then the Lady Siegelind gave much red velvet, silver, and heavy
gold; this was the envoy's meed. The tale well liked her, which
then she heard. She clad her and her handmaids with care, as did
beseem them. Men told who was to come with Siegfried to the
land. Anon they bade seats be raised, where he should walk
crowned before his friends. King Siegmund's liegemen then rode
forth to meet him. Hath any been ever better greeted than the
famous hero in Siegmund's land, I know not. Siegelind, the fair,
rode forth to meet Kriemhild with many a comely dame (lusty
knights did follow on behind), a full day's journey, till one
espied the guests. Home-folk and the strangers had little
easement till they were come to a spacious castle, hight Xanten,
(2) where they later reigned.

Smilingly Siegelind and Siegmund kissed Kriemhild many times for
joy and Siegfried, too; their sorrow was taken from them. All
their fellowship received great welcome. One bade now bring the
guests to Siegmund's hall, and lifted the fair young maids down
from the palfreys. Many a knight gan serve the comely dames with
zeal. However great the feasting at the Rhine was known to be,
here one gave the heroes much better robes than they had worn in
all their days. Of their splender great marvels might be told.
When now they sate in lofty honors and had enow of all, what
gold-hued clothes their courtiers wore with precious stones well
worked thereon! Thus did Siegelind, the noble queen, purvey them
well.

Then to his friends Lord Siegmund spake: "I do all Siegfried's
kin to wit, that he shall wear my crown before these knights."
Those of Netherland heard full fain the tale. He gave his son