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Brot af Sigurtharkvithu
Five are the sons for ruling the folk,
And greedy of fight, that he hath fathered."
And greedy of fight, that he hath fathered."
10. Then Brynhild laughed— and the building echoed—
Only once, with all her heart;
"Long shall ye joy in lands and men,
Now ye have slain the hero noble."
Only once, with all her heart;
"Long shall ye joy in lands and men,
Now ye have slain the hero noble."
11. Then Guthrun spake, the daughter of Gjuki:
"Much thou speakest in evil speech;
Accursed be Gunnar, Sigurth's killer,
Vengeance shall come for his cruel heart."
"Much thou speakest in evil speech;
Accursed be Gunnar, Sigurth's killer,
Vengeance shall come for his cruel heart."
12.[1] Early came evening, and ale was drunk,
And among them long and loud they talked;
They slumbered all when their beds they sought,
But Gunnar alone was long awake.
And among them long and loud they talked;
They slumbered all when their beds they sought,
But Gunnar alone was long awake.
13.[2] His feet were tossing, he talked to himself,
And the slayer of hosts began to heed
What the twain from the tree had told him then,
The raven and eagle, as home they rode.
And the slayer of hosts began to heed
What the twain from the tree had told him then,
The raven and eagle, as home they rode.
- ↑ The manuscript marks line 4 as the beginning of a new stanza, and a few editions combine it with stanza 13.
- ↑ Slayer of hosts: warrior (Gunnar). Raven and eagle: cf. note on stanza 5.
35 and note. Five sons: according to the Volsungasaga Sigurth had only one son, named Sigmund, who was killed at Brynhild's behest. Sigurtharkvitha en skamma and Guthrunarkvitha II likewise mention only one son. The daughter of Sigurth and Guthrun, Svanhild, marries Jormunrek (Ermanarich).
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