The woman said, "Well, then, the man thou shalt have will be of
the goodliest, and well shalt thou love him."

Gudrun answered, "It grieves me that I know not who he shall be;
let us go seek Brynhild, for she belike will wot thereof."

So they arrayed them in gold and many a fair thing, and she went
with her damsels till they came to the hall of Brynhild, and that
hall was dight with gold, and stood on a high hill; and whenas
their goings were seen, it was told Brynhild, that a company of
women drove toward the burg in gilded waggons.

"That shall be Gudrun, Giuki's daughter," says she: "I dreamed of
her last night; let us go meet her! No fairer woman may come to
our house."

So they went abroad to meet them, and gave them good greeting,
and they went into the goodly hall together; fairly painted it
was within, and well adorned with silver vessel; cloths were
spread under the feet of them, and all folk served them, and in
many wise they sported.

But Gudrun was somewhat silent.

Then said Brynhild, "Ill to abash folk of their mirth; prithee do
not so; let us talk together for our disport of mighty kings and
their great deeds."

"Good talk," says Gudrun, "let us do even so; what kings deemest