Introductory Note
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Bellows, Henry Adams
Gripir spake:
7. “Of men thou shalt be | on earth the mightiest,
And higher famed | than all the heroes;
Free of gold-giving, | slow to flee,
Noble to see, | and sage in speech.”
Sigurth spake:
8. “Monarch wise, | now more I ask;
To Sigurth say, | if thou thinkest to see,
What first will chance | of my fortune fair,
When hence I go | from out thy home?”
Gripir spake:
9. “First shalt thou, prince, | thy father avenge,
And Eylimi, | their ills requiting; [343]
The hardy sons | of Hunding thou
Soon shalt fell, | and victory find.”
Sigurth spake:
10. “Noble king, | my kinsman, say
Thy meaning true, | for our minds we speak:
For Sigurth mighty | deeds dost see,
The highest beneath | the heavens all?”
Gripir spake:
11. “The fiery dragon | alone thou shalt fight
That greedy lies | at Gnitaheith;
Thou shalt be of Regin | and Fafnir both
The slayer; truth | doth Gripir tell thee.”
Sigurth spake:
12. “Rich shall I be | if battles I win
With such as these, | as now thou sayest;
Forward look, | and further tell:
What the life | that I shall lead?”
Gripir spake:
13. “Fafnir’s den | thou then shalt find,
And all his treasure | fair shalt take; [344]
Gold shalt heap | on Grani’s back,
And, proved in fight, | to Gjuki fare.”
Sigurth spake:
14. “To the warrior now | in words so wise,
Monarch noble, | more shalt tell;
I am Gjuki’s guest, | and thence I go:
What the life | that I shall lead?”