thousand fold more than I can tell you. This his prowess
wrought; ye may well believe, full scant a one he saw who was his
foe.

Whenever the lordings and their liegemen did play at knightly
games, Siegfried was aye the best, whatever they began. Herein
could no one match him, so mighty was his strength, whether they
threw the stone or hurled the shaft. When through courtesie the
full lusty knights made merry with the ladies, there were they
glad to see the hero of Netherland, for upon high love his heart
was bent. He was aye ready for whatso they undertook, but in his
heart he bare a lovely maid, whom he had never seen. She too,
who in secret spake full well of him, cherished him alone.
Whenever the pages, squires, and knights would play their games
within the court, Kriemhild, the noble queen, watched them from
the windows, for no other pastime she needed on such days. Had
he known that she gazed on him thus, whom he bare within his
heart, then had he had pastime enough, I trow, for well I wot
that no greater joy in all this world could chance to him.

Whenever he stood by the heroes in the court, as men still are
wont to do, for pastime's sake, so winsome was the posture of
Siegelind's son, that many a lady loved him for very joy of
heart. But he bethought him many a day: "How shall that hap,
that I with mine own eyes may see the noble maid, whom I do love
with all my heart and so have done long time. Sadly must I
stand, sith she be still a stranger to me."

Whenever the mighty kings fared forth into their land, the
warriors all must needs accompany them at hand, and Siegfried,