The Story of the Volsungs by Anonymous
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page 95 of 291 (32%)
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There the rich king
Reareth a daughter; Thou shalt deal, Sigurd, With gold for thy sweetling." And the third: "A high hall is there Reared upon Hindfell, Without all around it Sweeps the red flame aloft. Wise men wrought That wonder of halls With the unhidden gleam Of the glory of gold." Then the fourth sang: "Soft on the fell A shield-may sleepeth The lime-trees' red plague Playing about her: The sleep-thorn set Odin Into that maiden For her choosing in war The one he willed not. "Go, son, behold That may under helm Whom from battle |
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