their hands though they were.

But Grimhild finds how heartily Sigurd loved Brynhild, and how
oft he talks of her; and she falls to thinking how well it were,
if he might abide there and wed the daughter of King Giuki, for
she saw that none might come anigh to his goodliness, and what
faith and goodhelp there was in him, and how that he had more
wealth withal than folk might tell of any man; and the king did
to him even as unto his own sons, and they for their parts held
him of more worth than themselves.

So on a night as they sat at the drink, the queen arose, and went
before Sigurd, and said --

"Great joy we have in thine abiding here, and all good things
will we put before thee to take of us; lo now, take this horn and
drink thereof."

So he took it and drank, and therewithal she said, "Thy father
shall be Giuki the king, and I shall be thy mother, and Gunnar
and Hogni shall be thy brethren, and all this shall be sworn with
oaths each to each; and then surely shall the like of you never
be found on earth."

Sigurd took her speech well, for with the drinking of that drink
all memory of Brynhild departed from him. So there he abode
awhile.

And on a day went Grimhild to Giuki the king, and cast her arms
about his neck, and spake --