deeds; so in summer-tide they fare wide through the woods and
slay men for their wealth; Sigmund deems him to take much after
the kin of the Volsungs, though he thinks that he is Siggeir's
son, and deems him to have the evil heart of his father, with the
might and daring of the Volsungs; withal he must needs think him
in no wise a kinsome man, for full oft would he bring Sigmund's
wrongs to his memory, and prick him on to slay King Siggeir.

Now on a time as they fare abroad in the wood for the getting of
wealth, they find a certain house, and two men with great gold
rings asleep therein: now these twain were spell-bound skin-
changers, (1) and wolf-skins were hanging up over them in the
house; and every tenth day might they come out of those skins;
and they were kings' sons: so Sigmund and Sinfjofli do the wolf-
skins on them, and then might they nowise come out of them,
though forsooth the same nature went with them as heretofore;
they howled as wolves howl but both knew the meaning of that
howling; they lay out in the wild-wood, and each went his way;
and a word they made betwixt them, that they should risk the
onset of seven men, but no more, and that he who was first to be
set on should howl in wolfish wise: "Let us not depart from
this," says Sigmund, "for thou art young and over-bold, and men
will deem the quarry good, when they take thee."

Now each goes his way, and when they were parted, Sigmund meets
certain men, and gives forth a wolf's howl; and when Sinfjotli
heard it, he went straightway thereto, and slew them all, and
once more they parted. But ere Sinfjotli has fared long through
the woods, eleven men meet him, and he wrought in such wise that
he slew them all, and was awearied therewith, and crawls under an